Literacy:
Spanning the U.S.
American
Dream Starts @ your library® Grant Allows California Library to Expand ESL
Classes
A
California library system is providing opportunities for patrons who wish to
expand their horizons by learning English.
Through
an American
Dream Starts @ your library grant awarded by the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation to the American Library Association, the Riverside
County (Calif.) Library System has been able to expand ESL classes for
adult learners.
In this countywide program,
volunteers are working with one-on-one tutoring to help individuals learn to
read and write.
In the county, which is
spread over 7,200 square miles, it is estimated that there are over 50,000
people in Riverside County who are eligible for citizenship. However, there are
several barriers in their way. One barrier to citizenship is being able to
speak, read and write English in order to take the Citizenship Exam.
This community-based program
that changes not only improves students’ lives, but also those of their
families.
One
of the students, Laura Serrano, a mother of two children whose first language
is Spanish, said learning is English is important in order to get a good job.
“This program is very good
for me, because it’s free, it’s close to my house, I have very good teachers,”
she said. READ
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Adult
Literacy Council teaches sometimes frustrating language
WSMV:
11.05.2014 by Terry Bulger
In
Nashville, the Adult Literacy Council
exists to make sure anyone who wants to learn how to read and write can.
Jessie Hee needs to learn
English quickly. She just arrived in America from China.
Hee
has a job at the Lucky Bamboo Chinese restaurant, but can't read the words on
the menu.
Volunteer
Geoff Reed visits Hee twice a week to help. After a month of tutoring, she is
starting to pick up the language.
Reed
is part of the Adult Literacy Council's volunteer effort. He is retired and
willing to help teach a language that can be frustrating at times.
It's
not just about teaching straight out of the book. Reed said new arrivals also
learn to love English slang.
"A
guy once asked me what 'shove it' meant, and so I tried to explain it to
him," Reed said.
Hee
is more interested in the basics.
"I
want to make a lot of money, do a lot of working," she said. READ
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Tutor
recognition
Pike
County Courier: 11.05.2014
Newly
hired Executive Director, David Sutton welcomed volunteer tutors and guests,
followed by Board President Annette Petry who expressed heartfelt gratitude for
the volunteer tutors who worked so hard throughout the year.
WPALP volunteer tutors continue to help students improve skills and attain
educational goals. With one on one instruction geared for students’ needs along
with a combination of encouragement and mentoring, real life changes are made
possible for many adults who come to the Wayne
Pike Adult Literacy Program seeking help.
WPALP
continues to be successful year after year due to the many talented and
dedicated volunteer tutors in the program. Tutoring is provided on an
individual basis and takes place in a convenient setting such as library
branches, houses of worship, some government agencies and county municipal
buildings, keeping in mind the schedule of both tutor and student. Services are
always free. READ
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