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Free digital picture books in English and Spanish at Unite for Literacy .

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Award Nominations Needed
Each year, the Orange County Reading Association (OCRA) proudly recognizes one deserving classroom teacher, school principal, literacy coach or other educator in Orange County who exemplifies OCRA’s spirit of outstanding leadership in literacy.
Do you have an outstanding colleague to nominate? Would you like to nominate yourself? Fill out the nomination form by Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Award Criteria:
- Must be an Orange County teacher, principal, literacy coach, or teacher educator
- Must exhibit leadership skills, collaborative interactions, effective teaching practices, and successful teaching/learning relationships with students and teachers
- Awarded money must be spent with in two months of receiving the award at the annual fall conference
- Awarded money must be used for the purpose of literacy promotion for the school or classroom
- Recipient must send in 4 photos that display how the money was spent to be posted on OCRA’s web page: www.ocreading.org

Online Learning Resources
OCRA has put together some of our favorite resources to help support parents & teachers through this difficult time. Please reach out to us if you have any questions. We’re here to help! readwithOCRA@gmail.com
Orange County Department of Education resources, K-12
Writing Tips from author, Kate DiCamillo
Digital Cooking Class Every Weekday