Fall Literacy Mini-Conference
September 17, 2011!
"Reading...An American Tradition"
- "Reading...An American Tradition"
Professional Development Opportunities
Keynote Speaker
Break-out Sessions
Literacy Vendors
...and more!
WELCOME!
A good book has no ending. - R. D. Dimming
DARC Membership Form
| darc_nmira_membership_application__10_11.pdf |
About us
The Dona Ana Reading Council is a southern New Mexico affiliate of the International Reading Association. We are a community-based organization comprised of local Teachers, Education Assistants, Administrators and former educators along with others interested in the development of Literacy and the promotion of reading.
President of the Dona Ana Reading Council for the 2011 - 2012 school year, Blanca Merewether, invites you to join the Dona Ana Reading Council! See link above to download, print & submit your application by mail to: DARC President, 1071 Boling Lane, Las Cruces, NM 88007 (or call 526-7805 for local council information). You may also mail your application to: New Mexico Reading Association (as noted on the application).
Benefits of Membership
Help Get Books in the Hands of Children and Readers of ALL Ages!
Collaborate with Members and Community Partners to Promote a Life-Long Love of Reading!
Professional Development Opportunities! (Ex. Annual Fall Regional Mini Conference & State Conference held every spring!)
Dual Membership in local and state (NMIRA) associations!
Yearly Subscription to The New Mexico Journal of Reading!
FREE books at every FUN, RELAXING, PURPOSEFUL & COLLABORATIVE meeting!
FREE BOOK CLUB (Book and Resources Fall, Winter & Spring)!
Members eligible to apply for Literacy Mini-Grants awarded annually.
Members eligible to apply for State and National Awards! (See information on this page on the Miles Zintz Scholarship coming up!
Attendance at Annual Regional Fall Mini-Conference FREE with Membership Renewal! (Every Fall a regional Mini- Conference with an acclaimed Keynote Speaker and Break-out Literacy Workshops is held to offer you Professional Development at amazingly low cost and right when you need it near the beginning of the school year! Check out the Conference page on this website for this fall's event.)
Community Literacy Partnerships! (Ex. Read Across America, Books in a Basket Holiday Literacy Gift Program! Jumpstart: Read for the Record!)
Sharing with Literacy Colleagues! (Ex. Book Club & Study Packets)
Affiliation with the International Reading Association (IRA)! (Pssst! Thanks for joining and maintaining your membership. Your membership in IRA as well as our local association really helps us maintain our council's 'good standing' required for its continuation)
