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Blake and Hunter Shafer play with letter cubes outside Western’s mobile literacy lab Monday.
- Photos by Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Different activities are available inside the lab including a light table with pellets and hidden objects.
- Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Sage Ross plays in a water letter tub outside the lab Monday.
- Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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'; oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append(sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } }); } // Build engagement set $.each(oResponse.assets, function(index) { if (index == 1 && sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == null) { sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = oResponse.assets[0].id; } // Display assets once origin is found // Find origin then begin displaying assets if (bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { if (this.id == sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Found orgin a second time. Stop gathering assets and kill next_url bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = null; oEngagementMore_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.remove(); } else if (bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false && this.id != '6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a') { // Display asset var sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = ''; if (this.content.includes('engagement-asset') && iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a < iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a ++; sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a += '
' + this.content + '
'; } } } else { if (this.id == sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Origin found. Begin displaying assets bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; } else { // Origin found is false. Skip asset // Fail-safe in case origin is not present in set. This can be removed when origin is fixed. if (bFirstRun_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { // Stored first id sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = this.id; bFirstRun_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = false; } else if (this.id == sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // We've started again. Force origin sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a; bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; } // end Fail-safe } } // Append engagement assets to container oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append(sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); // Stop traversing asset array if (iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a >= iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; return false; } }); // Include block_id on newly added list items oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.find('.engagement-item.original').each(function() { var sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = scrubURL($(this).find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href")); if(sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a!="javascript:void(0)"){ // Add content discovery tracking sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a += '#tncms-source=endcard-gallery'; // Add to image and headlines links $(this).removeClass('original').find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href", sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } }); // Check next URL if (sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a && bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false) { // if origin hasn't been found yet and we hit next_url. Trigger the set to pull in again. if (bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false) { // No origin yet. Call the populate function __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } else { // Append sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a to engagement set oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append('
'); if (iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a < iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Get next url and request more assets __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(oEngagementMore_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.data('next-url')); } } } // Add total count to container if (bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { // Add total count to container oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.attr("data-engagement-total", iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); // Remove engagement loading spinner oEngagementSpinner_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.remove(); return false; } } else { // Empty asset set returned. Go back in for a real set if(__tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].attempts<2){ if(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a==null||sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a==""){ sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = "/indiana/news/photos-western-literacy-lab/collection_6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a.html"; } __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].attempts++; } } }); } } // Rewrite URL for preview // TODO move to one location function scrubURL(sURL) { if (typeof sURL != 'undefined'){ return sURL; } }
Blake and Hunter Shafer play with letter cubes outside Western’s mobile literacy lab Monday.
- Photos by Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Different activities are available inside the lab including a light table with pellets and hidden objects.
- Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Sage Ross plays in a water letter tub outside the lab Monday.
- Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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Western Literacy Lab on July 22, 2024. - Tim Bath | Kokomo Tribune
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'; oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append(sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } }); } // Build engagement set $.each(oResponse.assets, function(index) { if (index == 1 && sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == null) { sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = oResponse.assets[0].id; } // Display assets once origin is found // Find origin then begin displaying assets if (bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { if (this.id == sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Found orgin a second time. Stop gathering assets and kill next_url bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = null; oEngagementMore_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.remove(); } else if (bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false && this.id != '6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a') { // Display asset var sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = ''; if (this.content.includes('engagement-asset') && iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a < iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a ++; sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a += '
' + this.content + '
'; } } } else { if (this.id == sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Origin found. Begin displaying assets bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; } else { // Origin found is false. Skip asset // Fail-safe in case origin is not present in set. This can be removed when origin is fixed. if (bFirstRun_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { // Stored first id sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = this.id; bFirstRun_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = false; } else if (this.id == sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // We've started again. Force origin sOriginID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = sFirstID_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a; bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; } // end Fail-safe } } // Append engagement assets to container oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append(sHTML_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); // Stop traversing asset array if (iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a >= iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = true; return false; } }); // Include block_id on newly added list items oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.find('.engagement-item.original').each(function() { var sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = scrubURL($(this).find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href")); if(sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a!="javascript:void(0)"){ // Add content discovery tracking sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a += '#tncms-source=endcard-gallery'; // Add to image and headlines links $(this).removeClass('original').find("a.centered-content-link").attr("href", sHref_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } }); // Check next URL if (sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a && bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false) { // if origin hasn't been found yet and we hit next_url. Trigger the set to pull in again. if (bFoundOrigin_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == false) { // No origin yet. Call the populate function __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); } else { // Append sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a to engagement set oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.append('
'); if (iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a < iMaxDisplay_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a) { // Get next url and request more assets __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(oEngagementMore_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.data('next-url')); } } } // Add total count to container if (bStop_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a == true) { // Add total count to container oEngagementContainer_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.attr("data-engagement-total", iDisplayCount_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); // Remove engagement loading spinner oEngagementSpinner_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a.remove(); return false; } } else { // Empty asset set returned. Go back in for a real set if(__tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].attempts<2){ if(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a==null||sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a==""){ sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a = "/indiana/news/photos-western-literacy-lab/collection_6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a.html"; } __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].populate(sNextUrl_6f41db16_bc5f_5372_981b_6c5797438e8a); __tnt.engagement.assets["6f41db16-bc5f-5372-981b-6c5797438e8a"].attempts++; } } }); } } // Rewrite URL for preview // TODO move to one location function scrubURL(sURL) { if (typeof sURL != 'undefined'){ return sURL; } }
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