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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please see the request below for joining CSLP’s Ad Hoc Spanish Early Literacy Manual Committee. If you have
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">experience in Spanish programming or speak Spanish, please consider joining. Also note that this committee is going to be more focused on the content than the language, because there are several dialects
of Spanish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Interested parties need to complete the following form by October 15th:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AdHocSpanish"><span style="background:white">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AdHocSpanish</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information on this manual or the committee, please contact Lisa Hellman at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov">lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov</a><span style="color:black"> or BriAnne Baxley at
</span><a href="mailto:brianne.baxley@berkeleycountysc.gov">brianne.baxley@berkeleycountysc.gov</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Cathy Lancaster<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Youth Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-335-8129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D">517-373-5700 f<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">LancasterC5@michigan.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">Help us acknowledge and celebrate the great work of Michigan educators! Go to:
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator">www.michigan.gov/proudMIeducator</a>
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">today.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Hi all,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">I am contacting you in hopes that you can spread the word about our new committee for the <span style="background:white">Spanish </span>Early Literacy Manual. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">About the Spanish Early Literacy Manual:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Spanish Early Literacy Manual is a separate CSLP early literacy manual specifically tailored for young Spanish speaking children and their parents/caregivers. This manual will not only
have programs, resources, and materials tailored to this audience, but will also be in Spanish. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Ad-Hoc Committee:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">CSLP is asking librarians and others who have provided programming for this demographic, speak Spanish, and/or are interested in this topic to participate in the committee. The committee
will contain up to 15 members with BriAnne Baxley and Lisa Hellman as co-facilitators. This committee will review content the writer produces and provide any feedback or additional programming/resources that may be beneficial for this manual. Anyone is welcomed
to participate. All content from the writer will be due November 18th. The committee will have until December 9th to review the material. The writer should have all edits complete by January 15th, but this may be extended to no later than February 3rd.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">How to Join:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Interested parties need to complete the following form by October 15th:
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AdHocSpanish"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AdHocSpanish</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">For more information on this manual or the committee, please contact Lisa Hellman at
</span><a href="mailto:lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> or BriAnne Baxley at
</span><a href="mailto:brianne.baxley@berkeleycountysc.gov"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">brianne.baxley@berkeleycountysc.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Palace Script MT";color:#4BACC6">Lisa J. Hellman</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Youth Services Specialist for the</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Visually Impaired and Physically Disabled</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Phone: 573-526-1144</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Email: </span><a href="mailto:lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">lisa.hellman@sos.mo.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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