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Madison County Reads Ahead Enhances Tutor Experience

Oneida Dispatch: 6.07.2019

Twenty educators attended a recent training luncheon for Madison County Reads Ahead at the Cazenovia Public Library. MCRA is the only 1-to-1 free tutoring program in the county that helps adults obtain their high school equivalency or learn English for speakers of other languages.

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MCRA Coordinator Tara Truett, a retired educator with more than 30 years in public education, has been with the program since 2012. She reported that the training introduced the new product, Knowdell Card Sort, that helps clients think about their career values, skills and occupational interests. Tutors also learned about using News For You Online which offers easy-to-read weekly stories with audio and exercises for ESOL clients.  READ MORE >>

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Mayor’s Recognition Awards Honour City’s Finest

Red Deer News: 6.07.2019

The 2019 Mayor’s Recognition Awards were presented Thursday night at a ceremony held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre.

“It’s my honour to acknowledge the citizens who contribute their skills, knowledge and talents to strive for excellence, demonstrate leadership, and build our community; the Mayor’s Recognition Awards are an opportunity each year to do just that. On behalf of City Council and all Red Deerians, it is a privilege to acknowledge those who have made, and continue to make, Red Deer proud,” said Mayor Tara Veer.

This year the Mayor’s Special Award – the highest recognition given by The City of Red Deer, was presented to The Volunteers of the Red Deer Public Library Adult Literacy Program.

For 30 years, this program has been helping adult learners from all walks of life develop and enhance their literacy skills. Whatever the needs of the individual, the program matches learners with dedicated volunteers to help them meet their goals. As a result, learners are often able to find better employment, engage more with their own children’s learning, become more confident, and become more engaged citizens of our community.

The program currently has 208 volunteers who not only assist with learning; they also become role models, friends and build a stronger sense of community with their fellow Red Deerians.

In 2018, the Adult Literacy Program was awarded the Council of the Federation Literacy Award in recognition of its outstanding achievement in literacy.  READ MORE >>

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Long Beach Library: Introducing LB Reads Literacy Program

Long Beach Library: June 2019

Long Beach Public Library is excited to launch LB Reads on Saturday, June 15th at the annual Summer Reading Program kickoff at Bach Neighborhood Library.

LB Reads is a free, one-on-one literacy tutoring program designed to help English speaking adults improve their reading and writing skills so they can reach their potential as workers, parents, community members, and life-long learners.

The National Center for Education Statistics reported that 33.5 percent of the population 16 years and over in Los Angeles County lacked basic prose literacy skills. =This was up from 20.4 percent in 1992. The annual America's Most Literate Cities study of Central Connecticut State University has ranked 88 U.S. cities for literacy since 2003. Their 2014 ranking placed Long Beach overall in 67th place. LB Reads seeks to improve these numbers by pairing tutors and learners in a trusted learning environment.

Literacy has always been a core goal of the library, and LB Reads is our way of reaching the underserved population of adults who cannot read or write proficiently.

LB Reads is made possible by the California State Library through the California Library Literacy Services grant.

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Project READ Looks to Make Difference in Wicomico County

WBOC: 6.09.2019

Reading and writing, they're skills most of us take for granted.

But when you lack them, finding jobs and pursuing new opportunities can be near impossible.

That's why the Wicomico County Public Libraries came up with Project READ, an adult literacy program serving adult learnings in the Wicomico County area.

Quinton Davis has been a part of project read for a little less than a year.

"It helps with academics and it helps me learn better," said Quinton.

And it also helps with something greater.

"It helps you know that it's not a bad thing not to be able to read like other people can read," said Quinton.

At the heart of it all is, Wynette Curtis, Project READ coordinator at Wicomico Public Libraries.

"Project read is an adult literacy program sponsored by Wicomico Public Libraries, we offer free confidential one-on-one tutoring in reading, math, writing, computer basics, financial literary, and health literacy," said Curtis.

Essentially, any skill that you'd need to earn a better job and improve your quality of life.  WATCH 03:21