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ARA wishes to thank the many
presenters and volunteers who helped make this year's conference so
successful.
It's not too early to put in a proposal for next
year! Click here to help next
year's Literacy Leaders Crack the Code.
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Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest
Now in its 21st
year, the National Handwriting Contest is an annual event that
Zaner-Bloser sponsors to promote legible handwriting. The contest is free
to enter and open to all students in Grades 1-8.
For
more information click here.
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Administrator in Reading Award Applications Due March 1
We know they're out there - administrators who go above
and beyond to promote literacy in their schools.
ARA has presented the award annually since 1990. For more
information on how to nominate your administrator, visit arareading.org and
click on the AWARDS tab.
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 Congratulations, ARA!
Conference
Chair, Debbie Hardwick-Smith, holds her hard hat, waiting for the
general session to begin. 
Over 1,500
attended this year's conference November 17-18 in Little
Rock.
To view ARA's
online photo album from the conference, click here.
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Did you
complete a conference evaluation?
We'd
appreciate your input!
click here
(responses are anonymous)
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Arkansas Children's Book Awards
 at the Arkansas Children's Book Awards Ceremony
held Thursday afternoon.
Tanna Clark presented the Arkansas Diamond Primary Honor
book Award to Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel for Help Me, Mr. Mutt!
Mary
Nethery and Jean Cassels were also present to receive the Arkansas
Diamond Primary Book Award for Two
Bobbies.
The
presentations were followed by autographing by conference
authors.
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Need Book
Gift Ideas?
Check these sites for great book-giving ideas for children
and adults!
Amazon's List of Best books of
2011: Children's Books Click here
Publisher's Weekly Best Books
of 2011
Click here
School Library Journal's Best
Books 2011
Click here
NY Times Current Best Sellers
(scroll down for children's
categories)
Click here
Best Selling
Books of 2011
Click here
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First Lady Ginger Beebe has agreed to serve as co-chair of
the First Spouses Circle for Reading is Fundamental (RIF).
RIF is the
nation's oldest and largest children's and families' literacy
organization, which encourages leadership for and commitment to a
literate America in which all children have access to books and can
discover the joys and value of reading.
Click here for a copy
of RIF's Reading Activity Calendar for December.
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IRA Coordinator's Corner:
Wow,
what a great conference! And what a crew of volunteers who helped make
it possible! ARA is blessed to have so many wonderful volunteers giving
their time and talents to put together such a fantastic professional
development opportunity for Arkansas teachers. Thank you to everyone
who helped make the conference successful.
As
we enter the Holiday Season, I hope each of you find a little time for
rest and rejuvenation and lots of time for family and friends. And, of
course, some time to curl up with a good book.
Tanna Clark
IRA Coordinator, Arkansas Reading Association
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