EBLI News Briefs
Oprah's website features segment of interview with Nora
Oprah Radio host Dr. Maya Angelou talks with Nora, a caller whose daughter had trouble reading when she was young, about how she's helping others in her community learn to read. (January 7, 2010)
Michigan Business News: Person of the Week Nora Chahbazi
Michigan Business News names Nora as Person of the Week (March 31, 2009)
National project highlights EBLI and OOPRC
The week of May 11th, Michigan was the featured state in the 50 in 52 Journey project. The Journey - highlighting one state per week and focusing on the good that's happening in our country - searches out, interviews, and celebrates 'ordinary people doing extraordinary things' in their communities, cities, and states. Nora Chahbazi, founder of EBLI and Ounce of Prevention Reading Center, was nominated and had the honor of being featured in this project.
- Click here to view the video segment about EBLI and OOPRC.
- Click here to hear the stories of Kathy Kujat, mother of a student taught at Ounce of Prevention Reading Center and Donna York, a teacher using EBLI in her district.
Milan High School wins prestigious award using EBLI
Michigan’s Best Award in Language Arts was awarded to Milan High School by the Michigan Association of School Boards. Read more about the EBLI based mentoring program that resulted in their receiving this prestigious award.
We recommend The Bridge to Literacy book
Read our review of John Corcoran’s newly published book.
Teacher/Mom writes a book about her experiences with EBLI
Below is an excerpt from the soon-to-be-published book From Learning Disabled to Enabled by Wendy Crick. Wendy is a 6th grade Language Arts teacher in East Jordan, MI. She has used EBLI with her students for the past 4 years, after her own formerly 'learning disabled' 6th grade daughter progressed out of Special Education classes and into honors classes in high school.
- Lessons Learned; from Learning Disabled to Enabled by Wendy Crick.
Scholarship for EBLI training in honor of OOPRC client
A scholarship for 3-day EBLI training is awarded bi-annually to honor Joseph Bryant who, along with 5 of his siblings, perished in a house explosion. Read about Joseph as well as some of the winning essays below
- Winning essays (M. Lucas, Lani Hoeh, J. Woolard)
Cable’s Leaders in Learning Award Finalist
Nora Chahbazi was one of 43 finalists in the National Leaders in Learning Award for innovation in education
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