Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
South Texas Literacy Coalition announces
Librarian’s Award Opportunity
The Monitor: 3.20.2016
The South
Texas Literacy Coalition is actively seeking nominations for
its 2016 Literacy Excellence for Librarians Award. The award is designed to
recognize local librarians who go above and beyond the call of duty to promote
literacy and literacy events in their libraries. Winners are selected from
three librarian categories: public, school, and academic.
In the past winners have hosted on-line reading
clubs, created a wonderful reading environment in the library where students
come to relax in bean bag chairs to read during their lunch period, provided
students with information on college access, hosted literacy fairs and family
reading nights, invited celebrity readers to their library, used creative
technology to inform students of current best-sellers at the students’ reading
level and used technology to help students learn about research and the
literacy skills needed at the college/university level. READ MORE @
Literacy Council of Kingsport celebrating 30th
anniversary
Times News:
3.20.2016 by Katherine Scoggins
It is a small, almost hidden, office on Commerce
Street in Downtown Kingsport, located in a row of small storefronts and
offices, down the street from the old Sobel’s. Even if you drive slowly, you
might still miss it, but no worries, there’s a small sign near the door that
reads “The Literacy Council of Kingsport.”
But make no mistake about it, because even though
it looks small and unassuming, great and powerful things go on behind this
door. Its mission is both bold and commanding: “To provide tutoring for adults
and qualified children to improve their reading and writing skills and to be an
advocate for literacy within the Greater Kingsport community.” Their vision “to
improve lives and a stronger community through the power of literacy” tells
simply what it is that they do in this small office five days a week.
Since 1986, when the Council was organized, the
mission has been fairly consistent over the years, though the methods of
carrying out that mission have changed dramatically. Yes, tutors still teach
individuals to read, but now the focus is primarily on adults of all ages.
Adults? “Yes,” says Megan Miller, Executive Director of the Literacy Council of Kingsport (LCK) “because
in America, 36 million adults over the age of 16 cannot read above a
third-grade reading level. In Tennessee, 12 percent of adults over age 16 lack
basic prose literacy levels. In Sullivan County, approximately 15,400 adults
over age 16 have less than adequate literacy skills.” (Sources: 2003
National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 1992
National Adult Literacy Study.) READ MORE @
School Board hears of video project
News Eagle:
3.21.2106 by Peter Becker, Managing Editor
Two students and their teacher were lauded by the
Wallenpaupack School Board, March 14th, for a video they made to promote the
work of the Wayne Pike Adult Literacy Program.
Colleen Edwards, the School District Career
Coordinator, operates the Job Shadowing program which has provided many
experiences for high school students. One of these is a Service Learning
project, which resulted in the collaborative production of a two-minute video.
David Jackman, Video/Photography teacher, guided
the process. Edwards had asked for students to become involved in the project.
The Wayne Pike Adult Literacy Program, a non-profit organization, was looking
for assistance in creating a short video to document its tutors and students.
Brynn Wierbowski, a sophomore, volunteered, and
was aided by fellow student, Zach Kiesendahl. They worked closely with Laurie
A. Guzda, who is a board member on the Adult Literacy Program. The video, which was shown to the School
Board, features Guzda speaking passionately about the work that the
organization does, its importance and a little background to show how it came
to be. READ MORE @
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New collection at Forsyth libraries to target
adults learning to read
Forsyth News: 3.23.2016 by Kayla Robins
Libraries in Forsyth County soon will have books
available for checkout that target adults who are learning to read.
The adult emerging readers collection was made
possible by a $2,500 donation to the Forsyth County
Public Library from Literacy Forsyth, according to Anna Lyle,
director of the four-branch library system.
The donation, which was unanimously approved
during Monday’s library board meeting, initially calls for 166 items with
catalog tags specifying the collection.
Of the total $1,500 was made in memory of the late
Kathy Jolly, a longtime community activist who helped start Literacy Forsyth, which is a nonprofit
that promotes adult education and language classes for adults learning English. READ MORE @
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Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford: Helping people
read and more
FOX 61: 3.23.2016
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here in Hartford, 73 percent of adults are reading at or below a sixth grade
reading level. That’s about 92,000
people. Literacy Volunteers of Greater
Hartford is hoping to help those who can’t read, write or
even speak English. VIDEO
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