Letter from Rebecca Marie Farley Chair, Oklahoma Literacy Association
Greetings, OKLA!!! I hope the school year is wrapping up nicely for you where you serve the literacy community, from working with young children all the way to working with adults! I also hope you get to enjoy at least a few good books during the warmer weather and longer daylight time of the year. What an exciting spring we were able to have with an in-person OKLA Conference full of networking and learning. I want to personally thank all those who worked toward the success of the conference and those who attended. I want to make you aware of another growth opportunity coming this summer. A virtual OKLA Leadership Conference is currently in the planning stages and tentatively set for July 2022. Dr. Linda McElroy, USAO, is securing speakers and will publicize information as it becomes available. Continue to check for updates at oklahomaliteracy.org and in the OKLA Facebook Group. I encourage you to keep in touch through the Facebook group and share with others important research and professional development opportunities that you are sponsoring or participating in this summer. We are stronger working together to provide excellence in all things literacy. In the last few years, we have witnessed many challenges and overcome many 6
