Literacy:
Spanning the U.S.
Making a difference:
Algiers woman takes initiative to start local adult literacy services
WDSU: 7.17.2015 by Charles Divins
Adult literacy is a
problem nationwide and one woman is making a difference by attacking the
problem head-on in her own neighborhood in Algiers.
On the West Bank,
Kristen Mallory founded the program GOAL.
GOAL aims to offers
adult literacy services to citizens who lack reading and writing skills.
Depending on the need and current skill level, all sessions are conducted in
either a one-on-one or group sessions to enhance shared learning.
The program is about a
lot more than just helping with adult literacy.
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2 organizations now
offering help to adult learners
Titusville Herald: 7.18.2015 by Stella
Ruggiero
Crawford
County READ Program and Titusville Area
School District have parted ways. Both are holding fall GED
sessions.
When the moment had
come for Kayla Schweitzer to go from being a high school dropout to a woman who
held a diploma in her hand, her eyes filled with tears.
“I knew it was
happening,” said the now 29-year-old Titusville resident and mother of three.
“Besides the births of my children, it was the best moment of my life.”
Schweitzer completed
the Crawford County READ Program’s diploma/GED course and earned her Titusville
High School diploma in 2010.
After earning her diploma,
she immediately began taking online courses and earned an associate’s degree in
health care administration. She’s taking time off now, as she awaits the birth
of her fourth child, but plans to pursue a nursing degree.
With the recent
announcement that the Crawford County READ Program and the Titusville Area
School District have parted ways, stories like Schweitzer’s are reminders as to
why it is so important to make sure that adult learners know how to get help
and aren’t discouraged with the changes.
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Delaware County
Literacy Council celebrates 40 years, honors longtime volunteer
Delco Times: 7.17.2015 by Anne Neborak
Gwen Cottman, a
volunteer with the Delaware County
Literacy Council in Chester for 30 years, was honored this
week as she ends her service with the organization.
Cottman taught for 40
years in the Chester Upland School District. After teaching class during the
day in Chester she would volunteer at DCLC, teaching small groups basic
literacy and helping them work towards earning their GEDs.
“I feel we only pass
this way one time and we should do the things we are blessed to do. I love it.
I feel if I help you, you will help two more. I see people get their degrees
from 18 to 80 years old. It makes you feel so good,” said Cottman, who commutes
from Penns Grove, N.J.
“So many people need
help, but now it’s time to enjoy my grandchildren while I can,” Cottman said.
The Delaware County
Literacy Council celebrated 40 years of helping young and old learn to read,
write, and understand English so they are able to communicate and reach their
goals. DCLC tries to help students learn what they need to succeed in today’s
world. READ MORE !
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