The West Jersey Reading Council (WJRC) is committed to the development and support of literacy initiatives. Its mission is to promote literacy in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties through professional development, active membership, partnership with the International Literacy Association and Literacy New Jersey, and dissemination of pertinent research and practices.
While WJRC members typically come from Burlington, Camden, Gloucester or Salem Counties, the council welcomes anyone from any county in the state to attend its virtual or in-person events.
A $20 membership fee covers attendance at WJRC professional development events for the year. Once a member pays that fee, they are able to attend all professional development events at no extra cost.
Detail and registration links for the programs listed below are found at westjerseyreading.org.
Sept. 26
Increasing Interaction for Multilingual Learners: Tips, Tricks, and To-Dos
6-7:30 p.m. , Virtual
Oct. 17
West Jersey Reading Council Fall Conference
5-7 p.m. , In-person: Pennsauken High School, Pennsauken N.J.
Nov. 2
Ways To Develop a Family and Community Global Literacy Connection
10-11 a.m. , Virtual
Dec. 12
How to Use Dialogic Reading to Strengthen Early Literacy Skills
6-7 p.m. , Virtual
Feb. 19
Decoding in the Upper Grades
6-7 p.m. , Virtual
April 9
Using LGBTQ+ Books in the Classroom in the Age of Book Bans
6-7 p.m. , Virtual