OCTELA has a long history of advocacy on behalf of literacy teachers and learners in Ohio. This organization has worked to communicate to a wide audience what we know about how children and adolescents read and write. We encourage our members to use their voices not only in their classrooms, but in their communities to educate and raise awareness of events that may impact laws concerning literacy education.

To that end, one of our main avenues of dissemination is a listserv operated by OCTELA. This listserv provides subscribers with updates about twice a month. These messages consist of the most current information about happenings around the state related to literacy education.

To subscribe to this free listserve email OCTELAISSUES@listserv.kent.edu

with the following command in a message:

sub OCTELAISSUES firstname lastname

To leave the list email the following command in a message:

signoff OCTELAISSUES

Also, if you know of any pending legislation or issues related to literacy education that need to be known by a wider audience, please contact the OCTELA Curriculum and Instruction Chair, Jessica Bennetjessica.bennett@swcs.us.