Dr. Janet Allen’s Plugged-in to Reading and Plugged-in to Nonfiction, curriculum programs published by Haights Cross Communications company Recorded Books, have announced that the 2010 Plugged-in Literacy Workshop will be held June 28–29, 2010 in Port Charlotte, Florida. Educators are encouraged to reserve seats for the workshop early.

To register for the 2010 Plugged-in to Literacy Workshop, call Recorded Books at 1-800-638-1304 x1122 or download the registration form available at http://pluggedineducators.ning.com.

The Educational Forum points out that students enter a significant transition when they begin fourth grade. They are no longer “learning to read,” but are “reading to learn.” During this transition, some students struggle with the new content area texts they are expected to read (2009).

Now, with Plugged-in to Nonfiction, you can intervene before your 4th- and 5th-grade students get left behind. This program contains lessons that teach effective strategies students can use to comprehend textbooks and other nonfiction across all content areas.

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Recorded Books, the publisher of Dr. Janet Allen’s Plugged-in to Reading and Plugged-in to Nonfiction, reading programs from a leading authority in literacy instruction, invites educators to join the Plugged-in Educators network at http://pluggedineducators.ning.com and also officially announces the launch of the Plugged-in to Nonfiction website at http://www.pluggedintononfiction.com.

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Recorded Books, publisher of Dr. Janet Allen’s Plugged-in to Reading and Plugged-in to Nonfiction, recently announced its first two Plugged-in Teachers of the Month, Brent Yoder and Amy Beyer of South Bend, Indiana. Each month, educators will be featured as the Teachers of the Month at the Plugged-in Educators’ Ning at http://pluggedineducators.ning.com. Yoder and Beyer, the first educators chosen for this new monthly feature, will host discussions, answer questions, and share experiences about Plugged-in programs and literacy during the month of May.

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Dates for the 2009 Plugged-in Literacy Workshop featuring Dr. Janet Allen, creator of the Plugged-in Programs, have been announced as June 25 and 26. Charlotte County Public Schools will host the conference at Port Charlotte High School in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Plugged-in Literacy Workshop is a continuation of the Plugged-in to Reading Literacy institute put on each year by Recorded Books and Dr. Allen to provide professional development for teachers, focusing on literacy instruction and adolescent literacy. [ ... ]

This winter, Recorded Books will be releasing Plugged-in to Nonfiction, the latest extension of Dr. Janet Allen’s literacy program Plugged-in to Reading, which is used in classrooms nationwide. Plugged-in to Nonfiction is a non-textbook nonfiction reading program for secondary schools based in authentic literature and created by Dr. Janet Allen, an expert in adolescent literacy. [ ... ]

Recorded Books announces the upcoming release of its newest reading and writing program, Dr. Janet Allen’s Plugged-in to Nonfiction for grades 4-5. Levels 1-3 of the program, developed for grades 5-12, have already been successfully implemented in over 1,200 classrooms across the country. [ ... ]