Reading Today Daily, a bimonthly magazine published by the International Reading Association, recently reported:
On Friday, November 6, the Washington Office of the International Reading Association hosted a program titled “Learning Through Reading: Two Innovative Programs Give Students Broader Worldviews.” IRA’s Director of International Development, Sakil Malik, described “Reading Across Continents,” a program that links students in Washington, DC, Ghana, and Nigeria through young adult literature.
Author Katie Smith Milway talked about how her popular book, One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, and its accompanying website have spawned curriculum units and student projects focusing on philanthropy and microentrepreneurship.
Following the program, Reading Today taped a podcast interview with Milway. To hear it, visit the podcast page on the IRA website.
Last week we announced our Spirit of PaperTigers Project, an initiative of Pacific Rim Voices, whose aim is to promote literacy while raising awareness of our common humanity. The idea is to donate 100 book sets of seven carefully selected multicultural books to libraries and schools in areas of need across the globe. Katie’s book One Hen is included in the set along with these other titles. To read more about the Spirit of PaperTigers Project click here and be sure to check out Sally’s article Choosing the 2010 Book Set.