An idea formed by the G8 countries and the Broader Middle
East
and North Africa, the BMENA Literacy Hub of Best Practices is designed to
be a resource for inspiration and innovation. A dynamic forum of information for literacy policymakers and program developers, the Literacy Hub is a catalyst creating a regional knowledge network and a global community of literacy leaders.
Enter the Literacy Hubto search an extensive database collection of reports, research, and descriptions of best practices in literacy development.
Important Announcement
An End-Users Conference (Morocco - October 27-28, 2008)
This will consist of policy makers, curriculum developers, assessment specialists, and teacher education specialists from each of the BMENA countries. The aim of the End-Users Conference will be to provide training in the use of the Literacy Hub to address relevant aspects of country-level quality improvement education objectives. For more information, please contact editor@literacyhub.org
Important Announcement!
The Afghanistan Ministry of Education has generously agreed to host and maintain the Literacy Hub portal. The transfer of the Literacy Hub is currently in process. The End User meeting of the Regional Steering Committee is to be held in October under the coordination of the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan. Please direct any questions about this transfer to editor@literacyhub.org.
New Tutorial Available
The following tutorial is now available: Understanding Literacy - a snapshot tutorial for policy professionals, developed by the International Reading Association.
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News Flash - August 12
The first meeting of the BMENA Literacy Hub Regional Steering Committee was held in Doha, Qatar, on July 16-17, 2008. Nine (9) BMENA country ministerial representatives including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Oman, Morocco, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, UAE, and Yemen as well as both editors participated in the meeting. The Steering Committee discussed their support for the transfer of the Hub to the Ministry of Education, Afghanistan and the next steps required to sustain the Literacy Hub and help it become a valuable resource for the BMENA region.
Editor's Pick
Language Experience Activities for Adult Readers
A language experience activity is an activity in which the teacher writes down a story as the student dictates it. The student then reads the story back to the teacher. The story can be something that happened to the student, information about a hobby the student has, something the student has accomplished, an event the student has attended; in other words the story can be about anything the student wants. This article outlines some of the benefits and uses of language experience activities (LEA). Read more
Featured Links
Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP)
The Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP) portal provides faculty in Afghanistan with learning resources and networking tools to support professional development. The portal has an online library, hosts workshops, and has many valuable resources and information. Launch Website
Reach Out and Read
Reach Out and Read, an American nonprofit literacy organization, was developed by pediatricians and early childhood educators to help children start school ready to learn, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty.
Launch Website
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, social and natural science, culture, and communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal: to build peace in the minds of men.
Launch Website
The Literacy Hub is funded and managed by the United States Agency for International Development with technical support provided by the International Reading Association.
For more information contact us at:
editor@literacyhub.org
Important Announcement!
The Afghanistan Ministry of Education has generously agreed to host and maintain the Literacy Hub portal. The transfer of the Literacy Hub is currently in process with a regional co-editor to be named in May and the first meeting of the Regional Steering Committee to be held in June under the coordination of the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan. Please direct any questions about this transfer to smalik@reading.org or editor@literacyhub.org.
An idea formed by the G8 countries and the Broader Middle 
