Literacy: Spanning North America
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Old Parrish High Looked
At For Head Start, Adult Ed
Daily
Mountain Eagle: 7.23.2020 by Ed Howell
The Jasper Area Family Services Center
wants to put in a Head Start and adult education program at the old Parrish
High School, delighting city leaders.
Donna Kilgore, executive director of the Jasper Area Family Services
Center, spoke to the Parrish Town Council on Thursday night during a work
session held before its formal meeting.
Kilgore said she had talked to Mayor La'Tisha Oliver and looked at the
old school, calling it "a great location" for the plans, which
involve bringing resources to the community.
"The goal is to pretty much make that a community hub," said
Dr. Suzanne Snow, who Kilgore introduced as a co-worker.
"The center plans to apply for Head Start money when it opens,"
she said. "We are very interested in that first wing in the front of the
high school." Officials identified that area as once being Miss James'
class and the old math and science classroom, on a newer L-shaped section.
While using two or three classrooms for Head Start, a learning center
for adults could also be offered connected with adult education. "We do a
lot of different things," from parenting to literacy, Kilgore said. READ
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Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard /
average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. old
(Eighth and Ninth graders)
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Literacy Group Seeking
Support To Move Into Former Kentville Church
Saltwire:
7.23.2020 by Ashley Thompson
The Valley Community Learning Association
(VCLA) is a non-profit organization that offers literacy programming in Kings
and Annapolis counties.
VCLA executive director Peter Gillis outlined the charitable group’s
vision for the former Kentville Christian Reform Church during an online town
council meeting in May.
“We see 118 Oakdene as offering us the opportunity to branch into some
things that we’d be interested in exploring,” he said.
Gillis listed a few examples of new possibilities for expansion if the
school is able to move its Kentville location to 118 Oakdene: a community
garden for lessons about growing produce that can, in turn, be used for classes
about canning or prepping preserves, a performance space for sessions relating
the creative arts and an on-site daycare space for parents attending classes.
“Our dream is to be out there supporting education in all its facets
for our community members,” said Gillis.
In May, Gillis reported that VCLA had about 70 volunteer tutors and 17
staff. VCLA offers a number of programs that help raise literacy levels,
including one-on-one tutoring, GED assistance, a wide range of basic literacy
sessions, computer classes and English as an additional language training. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 14
Reading
Level: difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 21-22 yrs. old
(college
level)
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JOURNEYS: An Anthology of Adult Student Writing
Literacy Minnesota:
June 2020
VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY & JOURNEYS READINGS
Our annual
awards ceremony and Journeys readings event has gone virtual!
We are kicking off a video series on June 2 with a video honoring the
2020 award winners. Then, starting on June 9, look for new videos from student
authors every Tuesday night throughout the month of June. While we are sad not
to be celebrating together in person this year, we are also grateful to still
share in the journeys of Minnesota’s wonderful Adult Basic Education students!
Journeys is a
book of stories.
Within its pages, you'll find memories, poems, art, tall
tales and everything in between. These stories share the journeys and
perspectives of adult literacy students enrolled in reading, English as a
Second Language, GED, and basic skills classes across the state of Minnesota.
Many studies suggest that culturally relevant texts help increase
students' engagement in learning. Journeys provides a text of
authentic learner stories for teachers to use in the classroom. We believe Journeys engages
students more effectively than other texts because it values the
contributions adult students make to adult education programs and the
larger Minnesota community.
Whether you are a teacher, tutor, supporter of literacy education or
you simply believe in the power of words, you will find yourself connecting to
the stories in Journeys because one thing is certain: you are
on your own journey. We all are. Hearing the stories of fellow
travelers and learning about the struggles and victories they’ve had along
the way, however similar or dissimilar they may be to our own, helps us to
better navigate the world and find our place within it. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 12
Reading Level: difficult to
read.
Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old
(Twelfth graders)
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Group Now Going By Literacy Buffalo Niagara
Niagara
Gazette: 7.26.2020
The agency has been providing free one-on-one tutoring to adults for
over 55 years in the Buffalo-Niagara region is now undergoing a name change.
Representatives from Literacy NY Buffalo-Niagara, Inc. announced
Wednesday that they have changed its name to Literacy Buffalo Niagara.
“After participating in a strategic planning process and securing
valuable feedback from our volunteers, students, donors and community partners,
it was apparent rebranding was important for our organization. Given our target
population are those who struggle with reading and speaking English, we knew we
had to ensure that both our name and logo allow those seeking our services to
find us easily. We are hopeful that the new logo and shorter name will help to
better communicate the services our agency provides”, said Amy Mazur, director
of operations.
Over the five decades this agency has been serving both Erie and
Niagara counties it has been known as Literacy Volunteers of America Inc.,
Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County and most recently Literacy NY
Buffalo-Niagara Inc.
Literacy Buffalo Niagara is committed to continuing their work by
creating spaces where students can succeed, having a clear and concise name is
a crucial factor in that success. READ
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Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 14
Reading Level: difficult to
read.
Reader's Age: 21-22 yrs. old
(college level)
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