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Co-President's Message
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Message from the Co-Presidents:
Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year! Our council is dedicated to increasing the knowledge of teaching reading and promoting literacy in our community. This year’s theme is: Team Literacy: Balancing Literacy- Increasing Access! Gateway is part of California Reading Association so when you join Gateway; you also join thousands of other professionals supporting literacy for California learners. Visit our website: gatewayreadingcouncil.org Our Fall Kick-Off Highlighting CYRM and Eureka Books September 10, 2018 at the Rohnert Park Library will begin at 4:00 pm. Come mix and mingle with your literacy colleagues. The California Reading Association Conference PDI will be held at the Riverside Convention Center on October 26-27th. Attend and become a leader in reading! Go to www.californiareading.org to register. Join us on December 3rd at the Rohnert Park Public Library for: A Holiday Literacy Tea at 4:00 PM. This will be a great opportunity to learn about new holiday literacy books and Readers’ Theater. During the fall and winter Gateway will be holding Family Literacy Nights ! Email Carla and Paula to get involved. In March Gateway is planning another event. Stay tuned. On May 17, 2019, Gateway will hold the Young Writer’s Awards Ceremony at Old Adobe School in Petaluma. Look for information in January describing how your school can participate in this wonderful event honoring our young writers. We encourage you to get involved in supporting reading and literacy in our community by attending our events. Paula Aja and Carla Peterson Gateway Co-Presidents |
Officers for Gateway Reading Council for 2018-20
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Committees
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Area 1 Council Leaders Newsletter
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Welcome to the Gateway Reading Council’s website. It is our hopes that this site will provide resources and tools for building or enhancing your love for reading. Let us know how we can make this site better.
The Gateway Reading Council is a professional organization affiliated with the California Reading Association (CRA) and the International Literacy Association (ILA). We are composed of teachers, administrators, parents, librarians, professors, paraprofessionals, students, and community members interested in promoting literacy.
The Gateway Reading Council is a professional organization affiliated with the California Reading Association (CRA) and the International Literacy Association (ILA). We are composed of teachers, administrators, parents, librarians, professors, paraprofessionals, students, and community members interested in promoting literacy.
Our Mission
LOur council is dedicated to increasing the knowledge of teaching reading and promoting literacy in our community. This year’s theme is: Share the Joy of Literacy!
Mission: The mission of the Gateway Reading Council is to serve as a local council for the California Reading Association and to serve as a professional educational network advocating literacy for children and adults in Sonoma County.
Goal 1: Professional Development:
To enhance literacy instruction by providing research-based opportunities for professional growth that meets the needs and interests of educators and students.
Goal 2: Partnerships with the Community Literacy Organizations, CRA and ILA:
To strengthen connections with community literacy groups, CRA and ILA to achieve our common goals.
Goal 3: Leadership Development:
To support, train and mentor local teachers and community literacy leaders so they can become active, dynamic literacy professionals.
Goal 4: Membership Diversity:
To increase the number of Gateway members as well as expand the diversity of our members to include members from all grade levels including the University, private schools and partner literacy organizations such as the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sonoma County Library System.
Goal 5: Advocacy:
Provide advocacy for policies and practices that improves literacy instruction and serves the best interests of all learners and professionals.
Goal 6: Collaboration:
To establish and strengthen alliances with individuals and organizations that share goals and interests on significant literacy issues.
Mission: The mission of the Gateway Reading Council is to serve as a local council for the California Reading Association and to serve as a professional educational network advocating literacy for children and adults in Sonoma County.
Goal 1: Professional Development:
To enhance literacy instruction by providing research-based opportunities for professional growth that meets the needs and interests of educators and students.
Goal 2: Partnerships with the Community Literacy Organizations, CRA and ILA:
To strengthen connections with community literacy groups, CRA and ILA to achieve our common goals.
Goal 3: Leadership Development:
To support, train and mentor local teachers and community literacy leaders so they can become active, dynamic literacy professionals.
Goal 4: Membership Diversity:
To increase the number of Gateway members as well as expand the diversity of our members to include members from all grade levels including the University, private schools and partner literacy organizations such as the Sonoma County Office of Education and the Sonoma County Library System.
Goal 5: Advocacy:
Provide advocacy for policies and practices that improves literacy instruction and serves the best interests of all learners and professionals.
Goal 6: Collaboration:
To establish and strengthen alliances with individuals and organizations that share goals and interests on significant literacy issues.
