Spark the Magic: Creating a Passion for Literacy
Hello, FCRA Friends!
It's time for a new school year to begin, and that means that it's time again for another great year of learning and connections with the Forsyth County Reading Association. We need your help in spreading the word about this great organization which provides wonderful speakers, time to connect with other area educators, and .2 teacher renewal reading credit per meeting attended. Please check out the details for this year's schedule of speakers, how to register, and other important information on these pages. Many thanks to Clemmons Elementary School art teacher Frann Paige for our snazzy new FCRA logo!
New things to note this year:
*We are excited to be partnering this year with Read Write Spell, an organization with a long history of advocating for literacy for all children in Forsyth County. We will be sharing more about our collaboration at our meetings, but if you'd like to learn more about what they do, please check them out at ReadWS.org.
*We hope to meet both online (via Zoom links that will be sent out to registered participants) and in person at our new meeting spot at the Read Write Spell headquarters on West Fifth Street throughout the year, depending on how things develop surrounding COVID-19 restrictions. Please like us on Facebook (Forsyth County Reading Association), check your email, and refer to this website to know whether a meeting will be online or in person.
*All registration must be done in a two-step process. See the information below to find out how.
*We have new membership incentives for early registration, bringing a new member, or being a student or Augustine tutor. Check those out!
*This year your membership in FCRA will entitle you to participate in "20 in 20", a series of online professional development workshops that will be offered by different chapters of the North Carolina Reading Association . We will share more information about these workshops as we receive information.
So...whether you are a veteran FCRA member or a new member, please take some time to look through these pages. We had a great first meeting on September 24 and are looking forward to gathering again on Thursday, October 22. It is not too late to join, but be sure and complete the two-step registration process by Tuesday, October 20 so we can include you in our emails about meeting details.
About Us:
The Forsyth County Reading Association (FCRA) is a professional organization of individuals who are genuinely concerned with the improvement and advancement of reading, writing, and language arts and their integration into all subjects. Membership in the council is open to all people, including teachers, administrators, parents, and full-time high school, college, or graduate students who are engaged in or interested in the teaching or supervision of reading at any level. Members can receive .2 teacher renewal credit for each meeting attended for a potential total of 1.2 reading credits for attending all six meetings. Certificates will be issued to show renewal credits earned.
Forsyth County Reading Association belongs to the North Carolina Reading Association, a group of more than twenty councils across our state who join together to promote literacy, sponsor the Young Authors Project, and host the North Carolina Reading Conference, which will hopefully be held in downtown Winston-Salem in the spring.
How to Join FCRA--2020-2021 Member Registration
In the past, our FCRA dues were combined with the dues for our parent organization, The North Carolina Reading Association, and were $35 last year.
This year NCRA is asking for members to pay $25 in dues directly to them—which means that local councils can’t request a different amount to cover local council expenses.
Because of this, there are two parts to registration this year, and you will need to do both:
NCRA Registration Link: https://www.ncreading.org/membership-joinus
Select Forsyth County Reading Association from the pull-down menu at the top.
NCRA dues cost $25. You can pay one of two ways.
*Pay online (with a $1 service fee) when you register at the link above
or
*Pay by check to NCRA, Inc. mailed to Cassandra Graves, 605 Pleasant Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410.
2. Forsyth County Reading Association Chapter Registration
Please complete this FCRA registration/attendance form and scan and email it as an attachment to forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
by Tuesday, September 22 or before the first meeting you attend (via Zoom or in-person).
**If you are unable to scan the form, please type the information at the top into an email and send it to us.
You will also need to pay $10 for FCRA meeting dues to help pay for expenses not covered by state dues.
This will be due at our first in-person meeting.
Look!!! FCRA Meeting Dues Discounts! (Full NCRA $25 dues will still need to be paid):
*Complete NCRA and FCRA registration by Tuesday, Sept. 22 and pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
*2-for-One: Join FCRA with a friend who wasn’t a member last year and each pay $5 FCRA dues.
*All Augustine Literacy Project tutors will pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
*HS/College/Graduate students will pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
If you have any questions, please email us at forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
2020-2021 Meeting Schedule:
Please check our Forsyth County Reading Association Facebook page regularly for the most up-to-date information about our meetings and other activities. This will be especially important this year so you will know whether we are meeting in person or via Zoom.
Fall Dates--Mark your calendars!
Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm via Zoom*:
Details about this year’s Young Authors Project theme
Writing Strategies Instruction—WFU Education Professor Dr. Joan Mitchell
Thursday, October 22, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm:
The Importance of The Science of Reading—Read Write Spell Director Kris Cox
Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm:
Reading Comprehension Instruction—Redeemer School Roots Learning Resource Coordinator Janie Bass
Spring Dates--Mark your calendars!
Thursday, February 18, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
Integrating Music, Art, and Reading—Robeson County music teacher Tonnye Fletcher
Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
North Carolina Book Awards book sharing—WSFCS Media Specialist Deb Fidali
March 2021--dates TBD
North Carolina Reading Association Conference (not required for FCRA credit--but highly recommended!)
Pre-registration is required, and all educators and those with a passion for helping students with reading are invited to attend.
For more information and/or to register (available early 2021), click here: www.ncreading.org/
Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
Young Authors Winners Celebration
Creative Book Making—WSFCS art teacher Frann Paige
FCRA Meeting Locations:
This year's in-person meetings will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm at the headquarters of Read Write Spell, 875 West 5th Street, W-S 27101.
This year’s virtual meetings will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm via Zoom. *Meeting links will be sent via email to registered members.
Please check out our social media links below and watch your email to see whether a particular meeting will be in-person or virtual.
Stay in the know about FCRA programs!
Website: www.ForsythCountyReading.com
Email: forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
Facebook: Forsyth County Reading Association
It's time for a new school year to begin, and that means that it's time again for another great year of learning and connections with the Forsyth County Reading Association. We need your help in spreading the word about this great organization which provides wonderful speakers, time to connect with other area educators, and .2 teacher renewal reading credit per meeting attended. Please check out the details for this year's schedule of speakers, how to register, and other important information on these pages. Many thanks to Clemmons Elementary School art teacher Frann Paige for our snazzy new FCRA logo!
New things to note this year:
*We are excited to be partnering this year with Read Write Spell, an organization with a long history of advocating for literacy for all children in Forsyth County. We will be sharing more about our collaboration at our meetings, but if you'd like to learn more about what they do, please check them out at ReadWS.org.
*We hope to meet both online (via Zoom links that will be sent out to registered participants) and in person at our new meeting spot at the Read Write Spell headquarters on West Fifth Street throughout the year, depending on how things develop surrounding COVID-19 restrictions. Please like us on Facebook (Forsyth County Reading Association), check your email, and refer to this website to know whether a meeting will be online or in person.
*All registration must be done in a two-step process. See the information below to find out how.
*We have new membership incentives for early registration, bringing a new member, or being a student or Augustine tutor. Check those out!
*This year your membership in FCRA will entitle you to participate in "20 in 20", a series of online professional development workshops that will be offered by different chapters of the North Carolina Reading Association . We will share more information about these workshops as we receive information.
So...whether you are a veteran FCRA member or a new member, please take some time to look through these pages. We had a great first meeting on September 24 and are looking forward to gathering again on Thursday, October 22. It is not too late to join, but be sure and complete the two-step registration process by Tuesday, October 20 so we can include you in our emails about meeting details.
About Us:
The Forsyth County Reading Association (FCRA) is a professional organization of individuals who are genuinely concerned with the improvement and advancement of reading, writing, and language arts and their integration into all subjects. Membership in the council is open to all people, including teachers, administrators, parents, and full-time high school, college, or graduate students who are engaged in or interested in the teaching or supervision of reading at any level. Members can receive .2 teacher renewal credit for each meeting attended for a potential total of 1.2 reading credits for attending all six meetings. Certificates will be issued to show renewal credits earned.
Forsyth County Reading Association belongs to the North Carolina Reading Association, a group of more than twenty councils across our state who join together to promote literacy, sponsor the Young Authors Project, and host the North Carolina Reading Conference, which will hopefully be held in downtown Winston-Salem in the spring.
How to Join FCRA--2020-2021 Member Registration
In the past, our FCRA dues were combined with the dues for our parent organization, The North Carolina Reading Association, and were $35 last year.
This year NCRA is asking for members to pay $25 in dues directly to them—which means that local councils can’t request a different amount to cover local council expenses.
Because of this, there are two parts to registration this year, and you will need to do both:
- North Carolina Reading Association Registration
NCRA Registration Link: https://www.ncreading.org/membership-joinus
Select Forsyth County Reading Association from the pull-down menu at the top.
NCRA dues cost $25. You can pay one of two ways.
*Pay online (with a $1 service fee) when you register at the link above
or
*Pay by check to NCRA, Inc. mailed to Cassandra Graves, 605 Pleasant Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410.
2. Forsyth County Reading Association Chapter Registration
Please complete this FCRA registration/attendance form and scan and email it as an attachment to forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
by Tuesday, September 22 or before the first meeting you attend (via Zoom or in-person).
**If you are unable to scan the form, please type the information at the top into an email and send it to us.
You will also need to pay $10 for FCRA meeting dues to help pay for expenses not covered by state dues.
This will be due at our first in-person meeting.
Look!!! FCRA Meeting Dues Discounts! (Full NCRA $25 dues will still need to be paid):
*Complete NCRA and FCRA registration by Tuesday, Sept. 22 and pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
*2-for-One: Join FCRA with a friend who wasn’t a member last year and each pay $5 FCRA dues.
*All Augustine Literacy Project tutors will pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
*HS/College/Graduate students will pay only $5 for FCRA meeting dues.
If you have any questions, please email us at forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
2020-2021 Meeting Schedule:
Please check our Forsyth County Reading Association Facebook page regularly for the most up-to-date information about our meetings and other activities. This will be especially important this year so you will know whether we are meeting in person or via Zoom.
Fall Dates--Mark your calendars!
Thursday, September 24, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm via Zoom*:
Details about this year’s Young Authors Project theme
Writing Strategies Instruction—WFU Education Professor Dr. Joan Mitchell
Thursday, October 22, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm:
The Importance of The Science of Reading—Read Write Spell Director Kris Cox
Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:00-7:00 pm:
Reading Comprehension Instruction—Redeemer School Roots Learning Resource Coordinator Janie Bass
Spring Dates--Mark your calendars!
Thursday, February 18, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
Integrating Music, Art, and Reading—Robeson County music teacher Tonnye Fletcher
Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
North Carolina Book Awards book sharing—WSFCS Media Specialist Deb Fidali
March 2021--dates TBD
North Carolina Reading Association Conference (not required for FCRA credit--but highly recommended!)
Pre-registration is required, and all educators and those with a passion for helping students with reading are invited to attend.
For more information and/or to register (available early 2021), click here: www.ncreading.org/
Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:00-7:00 pm
Young Authors Winners Celebration
Creative Book Making—WSFCS art teacher Frann Paige
FCRA Meeting Locations:
This year's in-person meetings will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm at the headquarters of Read Write Spell, 875 West 5th Street, W-S 27101.
This year’s virtual meetings will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm via Zoom. *Meeting links will be sent via email to registered members.
Please check out our social media links below and watch your email to see whether a particular meeting will be in-person or virtual.
Stay in the know about FCRA programs!
Website: www.ForsythCountyReading.com
Email: forsythcountyreading@gmail.com
Facebook: Forsyth County Reading Association
