Welcome to the Nebraska State Literacy Association (NSLA)!  

I am honored to serve as Chair of NSLA. I have a passion for teaching reading and writing. It is magic to watch a young child transform letters into sounds, words, and stories. I taught both special education and elementary education in Lincoln Public Schools my entire first career. I now work with preservice elementary education majors at Nebraska Wesleyan University teaching children’s literature, reading theory, and literacy methods. I believe you are never too old for picture books.

NSLA is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization.  Our mission is to lead in the promotion of literacy in the state of Nebraska through collaboration, advocacy and professional development.  We work to accomplish our mission by sharing current research and best practices through communication, networking, workshops, publications and our yearly conference. 

The pandemic this last year gave us the unexpected opportunity to explore new ventures we most likely would not have explored otherwise. The virtual experience has opened up opportunities for online book clubs and other virtual meetings exploring literacy topics of interest. We successfully held a virtual conference “Celebrating Literacy”. We were pleased to welcome literacy professionals and have many participants join each of the sessions. The plan for our 2022 conference is to go back to our in-person format. Check our website for details.

The Nebraska State Literacy Association also honors, celebrates and awards community organizations and individuals who advocate for literacy.  We certainly hope you visit our website to get an understanding of who we are, see what we have to offer and then decide to become a member.  In doing so you will be actively demonstrating your own mission to promote literacy.  We would love to have you involved in this great work!  

chair@neliteracy.org