More than 300 kids at John C. Clark Elementary School in Hartford have been participating in an ambitious reading project: The goal was to read 10,000 books by May 1, 2009. Let the record show that in 10-plus weeks, 9,807 books were read. The goal wasn't attained. But the momentum and new enthusiasm for reading are immeasurable. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 02, 2009
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A survey released recently by the National Endowment for the Arts on the reading habits of Americans of all ages confirms and expands conclusions reported by the NEA three years ago about adults: We are reading less, and we are reading less well � and the consequences are troubling. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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Hartford's One Book is: Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 03, 2010
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David Baldacci, the best-selling author whose political thrillers entertain readers worldwide, recently visited Hartford to talk about his literary career and the importance of literacy. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 09, 2008
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Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Hartford's SAND and Barnard-Brown elementary schools are participating in a free, four-week computer camp at Rensselaer at Hartford. The four-week camp serves sixth graders that have met their CMT goals and fourth and fifth graders who are also attending summer school. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 25, 2005
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The most literate city in America is Washington, according to a survey released recently by Central Connecticut State University, followed by Seattle and Minneapolis. The study, which has been conducted annually for eight years by Jack Miller, president of CCSU, includes only cities with populations greater than 250,000, so Hartford is not included. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 10, 2011
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Morton Schindel was one of the winners Sunday at the 2007 Connecticut Book Awards ceremony. The awards, started in 2002, honor books published the previous year and are given to authors who live, or have lived, in the state or whose books have a Connecticut setting. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 24, 2007
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The Connecticut Center for the Book is back. After a two-year hiatus, the local program, which is part of a nationwide effort by the Library of Congress to promote reading, authors and literacy, is now affiliated with Middletown-based Connecticut Humanities. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 15, 2013
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It's that steamy time of year again, when there's lots of hot reading going on in lawn chairs and at the beaches. Of course, this summer's adult buzz is fueled by E.L. James erotic trilogy, "Fifty Shades of Grey" and local authors see it as a gateway book to greater popularity for erotica and romance novels. These red hot reads are courtesy of a group of Connecticut authors who belong to the state chapter of Romance Writers of America. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 31, 2012
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Earlier this year, Educational Main Street, a partnership of the University of Hartford with organizations in Hartford's North End, initiated a new program to promote reading in the neighborhood. The plan was to use North End hair salons as reading salons by distributing free books to customer's children. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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A handful of legislators and experts joined by a large crowd of teachers met recently to try to refocus the school reform debate here around our biggest educational outrage of all: our failure to teach poor children to read. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 06, 2012
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It's a constant struggle at Weaver High School to fend off the lure of the street. But some rise above it. An article from the Hartford Courant by Rachel Gottlieb. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 13, 2004
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The first graduating class of The Academy for Parents, a family literacy project for low-literate Latino parents of young children in Hartford recently celebrated the completion of the program during a ceremony at the Charter Oak Cultural Center. Modeled after successful literacy/parenting programs in Middletown and Willimantic, the academy is the pride of its founder, Art Feltman, a former Hartford city councilman who served as a state legislator for more than a decade. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 02, 2010
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Banned Book Week was recently celebrated by a public reading at the Hartford Public Library of books that have been banned from public libraries or challenged at school libraries. Published by Real Hartford
; Publication Date: September 27, 2011
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Steven Adamowski, the latest Hartford schools chief, understands that the high schools misguidedly get all the attention when we talk about dismal test scores and dysfunction. If the school district is ever to stop the hemorrhaging, the tourniquet has to be applied not on the high schools, but at the elementary levels. Educators tell you that third-grade reading is the most accurate predictor of a student's future achievement and a school district's vitality. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 21, 2007
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Susan Campbell writes about Banned Books Week, and celebrating the freedom to read at the Hartford Public Library. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 29, 2009
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The large majority of Connecticut's approximately 20,000 inmates have a huge deficiency in reading. The Sentencing and Parole Review Task Force, convened by the governor in response to the recent triple slayings in Cheshire, hosted a public hearing recently on how best to improve the re-entry process for released inmates. Here's a suggestion: Teach the inmates to read - and write. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 01, 2007
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If the legislature fails to restore $20 million in state funding for early reading programs, 316 employees could lose their jobs in 16 cities and towns on July 1, 2008 Republican legislators said recently. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 22, 2008
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The Greater Hartford Literacy Council, one of the region's primary supporters for literacy services, may be forced to shut its doors June 30, 2008 because of lack of funding from the city and the Hartford school system. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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Even though Hartford has a celebrated literary history, thanks to Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Connecticut's capital city today has no general-interest bookstore. It hasn't for years, and isn't likely to get one soon. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 08, 2009
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Education is essential to getting Hartford youngsters out of poverty, and anything city officials can do to spur learning is to the good. So a tip of the hat to City Council President Shawn T. Wooden for his Summer Reading Challenge. Mr. Wooden, in partnership with local educators, Mi Casa Family Service and Educational Center, and Rosen Publishing, has given out more than 7,000 books to every first- and second-grader in the city. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 25, 2013
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The state Department of Education is right to investigate the dramatic climb in scores at Betances School. There are two possibilities for the increase in Betances' scores. Either the teachers told the kids the answers on the day of testing, as has been documented in other schools, or else Betances' literacy staff � principal, program director, classroom teachers, reading tutors, paraprofessionals � were teaching reading the right way, which means the test results are an accurate reflection of the students' successful learning. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 03, 2013
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With about 41 percent of Greater Hartford's adult population reading at below sixth-grade level, Carl Guerriere, the executive director for the Greater Hartford Literacy Council, feels the need for his organization is strong. But, the literacy council will close in December unless significant funding comes through, from any combination of private organizations or the city budget. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 22, 2008
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In this article, Helen Ubi�as asked the public for help in picking the book that will be the One Book for Greater Hartford for 2009. The program, sponsored by the Hartford Public Library aims to engage the community in the shared experience of reading one book by a living author. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2009
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In this editorial, the Courant expresses the opinion that it is fitting that the Connecticut Book Awards are held in Hartford, home to such literary giants as Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wallace Stevens. The recent ceremony at the Hartford Public Library was sponsored by the Connecticut Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 16, 2009
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Rick Green is outraged by results of the scores of Hartford third graders on the Connecticut Mastery Test. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 18, 2006
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Thanks in large part to The Hartford Financial Service Group, Mark Twain will get the celebration he deserves. April 21, 2010, is the 100th anniversary of the death of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, the great writer and social critic who lived and wrote many of his greatest works in Hartford. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 05, 2009
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Junot D�az � whose Pulitzer Prize-winning 2007 novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," is the focus of the 2009 One Book For Greater Hartford community-reading project � appeared at the Hartford Public Library on Friday October 23, 2009. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 18, 2009
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Wally Lamb has written new book, "Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story." He is interviewed in this piece. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: November 15, 2009
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A pilot program run by the Greater Hartford Literacy Council and the New England Farm Workers' Council is fast-tracking local parents into the English-speaking work world. The program includes 15 weeks of intensive English literacy classes that are integrated with employment skills. The program is specifically for parents who are on welfare. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 18, 2005
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The Hartford Public Library offers a new experience this summer-- story time for adults called 'Water Your Mind...Listen!" part of the "Water Your Mind...Read!" summer reading initiative. Marian Amodeo, Chief Public Services Officer, said adult summer reading is "to encourage reading for pleasure, to provide opportunities for life-long reading" and "to build a community of readers." Published by Hartford Cityline, The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 30, 2010
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A promising program working in five Hartford schools � the Hartford Haskins Literacy Initiative � shows there is hope for improving literacy among elementary students. After three years of work in five Hartford schools, Haskins students are showing significant gains. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: July 07, 2009
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Starting in 2012, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto wants all children entering kindergarten at the city's lowest-performing schools to have an 11-month school year. That means the tearful first day of class would be July 30. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 04, 2012
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The state's neediest school districts are facing cuts in critical programs that help teach children to read because of a looming $20 million falloff in funding under the state's "do-nothing" budget. The Early Reading Success grants, which for the past decade have paid for reading coaches and extra positions to keep class sizes down, were included in planned state spending for 2007-08 but not for 2008-09 when the legislature approved a two-year budget plan last year. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2008
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Business leaders are worried about the skills of people already entering the workforce. They support the recent report by the the Early Childhood Research and Policy Council which advocates spending as much as $100 million over the next two years to expand children's services, including preschool classes, to make the state a national model for early childhood education. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 8, 2006
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Rick Green comments on a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts which details steep declines in reading among all segments of the population, and its implications for Connecticut. No state has a larger gap between rich and poor, or black and white, when it comes to reading scores. Green suggests that improving reading requires sending every kid to preschool, even if it means vouchers, training teachers how to teach reading and demanding that parents do their job. Literacy needs to be the No. 1 priority in all schools. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2007
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With more than 100 in attendance, Hartford residents voiced their concerns recently about Mayor Eddie A. Perez's proposed $552 million budget, a $26.3 million increase over current spending. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 30, 2008
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As previously poorly performing elementary schools in Hartford are showing improvement, well performing schools have slipped. Overall, in fourth-grade reading, the percentage of Hartford students reaching the state goal dipped from 20 percent to 15 percent. The most troublesome figure is the percentage of students reading at the lowest level, called "below basic," meaning they aren't reading anywhere near grade level. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 5, 2005
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Connecticut's fourth- and eighth-graders read at a higher level of proficiency than most of the nation overall, and eighth-graders showed improvement over previous scores on a national standardized test. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 25, 2010
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Aspiring early childhood and elementary school teachers will have to prove they know how to teach reading on a test the State Board of Education has added to Connecticut's teacher certification requirements. The recent change comes amid worries about stagnating or declining student reading scores statewide and concerns that not all state teachers know the mechanics of teaching reading. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 08, 2008
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As a volunteer at York Correctional Institution, the state's maximum-security women's prison in East Lyme, renowned author Wally Lamb has taught hundreds of inmates to write. In doing so, he has had a profound impact on their lives. So why does the state Department of Correction have it in for him? Recently, Mr. Lamb alerted his social media followers that his famed 1992 novel "She's Come Undone" had been pulled from prison library shelves because of its sexual explicitness. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 22, 2013
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This spring, the State Board of Education took a bold step that state legislators have been avoiding for years. It quietly approved a policy that will require all teachers to pass a test that assesses their ability to teach reading. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 17, 2008
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Rick Green writes Back in the mid-1990s, we often heard that poor kids weren't learning to read. A decade and a half later, there's no change. It's such a long-running story that we treat it like the weather: You can't change it, so get used to it. But other states are improving. We aren't. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 12, 2011
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Helen Ubi�as writes that it�s time again to pick the One Book for Greater Hartford. One Book for Greater Hartford is a literary program which is about engaging the community in the shared experience of reading one book by a living author - a citywide book club, if you will. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 22, 2010
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Town Councilman Jason Rojas was waiting to get a haircut a while back at 4 Our Brothers Barbershop and saw a bunch of young parents with kids waiting, too.He said it occurred to him "why not have books for the kids to read while they wait for haircuts?" He figured it was a pretty good idea, especially in a town like East Hartford where many children are poor and may not have books at home. He took the idea to Superintendent of Schools Marion H. Martinez this summer, and the Books for Barbers program was born. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 25, 2008
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More than 240,000 adults in Connecticut � or 9 percent of those 16 and older � lack even the most basic reading skills, according to estimates released recently by the National Center for Education Statistics. That means they would have trouble understanding a doctor's written instructions or a pamphlet explaining jury duty, state officials said. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 09, 2009
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Ensler's 2010 short story collection, "I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Girls Around the World," is Hartford Public Library's selected book this year for its annual One Book One Hartford reading campaign. The piece is a series of fictional monologues from girls around the world that explore inter- and independence. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 26, 2012
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Hartford's Walter Wick, the author of the internationally acclaimed "Do You See What I See" search-and-solve children's-book series that has just grown by one. Titled "Out of This World", the ninth in Wick's clever puzzle books has an element not seen in his others: a pair of new stars, a nameless princess and an anonymous robot. Their worlds collide in the imagination of a child sitting on a playroom floor. Published by The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 03, 2013
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Joined by educators, community leaders, and students, Council President Shawn T. Wooden recently announced the 2013 Council President's Summer Reading Challenge and, in partnership with Rosen Publishing and Mi Casa, gave away thousands of books to first and second grade students in Hartford. The initiative, launched at Jumoke Academy Honors at Milner, is designed to promote early literacy and encourage kids to read during the summer months. Published by The Hartford News
; Publication Date: June 27, 2013
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