Teachers Applying Whole Language (TAWL)

These groups provide individual members, usually from the same geographical area, a local network for their interest in whole language.   

What are the unique advantages for TAWL group members?

• A subscription to the Whole Language Umbrella journal, Talking Points
  (one subscription per group through the group's contact person)
• Voting privileges at the Delegates Assembly meeting at the WLU Literacies for All Summer Institute (each TAWL group member, as evidenced by the membership roster of a current TAWL group, is entitled to one vote)
• Ability to obtain tax-exempt status for the group through the NCTE Group Exemption Letter
• Use of the WLU logo on TAWL publications and Conference materials
• Invitation to attend the WLU Executive Board meetings at the WLU Literacies for All Summer Institute and at the NCTE Annual Convention
• Opportunities to join WLU/NCTE communities and listservs 
• Access to a variety of professional development activities

Current TAWL Groups

CELT Bloomington, IN Contact:  Jerome C. Harste	Chicago TAWL Chicago, IL Contact:  Elizabeth Shapiro
Tucson Tawl Tucson, AZ Contact:  Caryl Crowell Visit their Web site at: http://www.tucsontawl.org	Mid-Missouri Tawl Columbia, MO Contact:  Nancy Knipping Visit their Web site at: http://tawl.missouri.org
Hofstra University Teacher Talk Hempstead, NY Contact:  Joan Zaleski	North Fork Tawl Mattituck, NY Contact:  David P. Schultz
Indianapolis Teachers Inquirying Into Literacy (ITILL) Indianapolis, IN Contact:  Judith Lysaker	TAWL Listserv Tucson, AZ Contact:  Marjory Forbes
Washington DC Area TAWL Alexandria, VA Contact:  Katie Keier

Further contact information for these groups can be obtained from Debbie Zagorski at 800-369-6283 ext. 3612.

TAWL Discussion on the Internet

A minimum of five members is required to form a TAWL group. One member, usually the group contact person, must be an individual member of WLU/NCTE.  TAWL Group membership in WLU is $25.00 per group.

• BY MAIL:  Print out the TAWL Group Enrollment Form  (PDF) and mail to NCTE.
• BY PHONE:  Contact Debbie Zagorski at 800-369-6283 ext. 3612.
  

Whole Language Umbrella (WLU) Membership Information