Literacy In The News :: Spanning North America
Saltwire: 9.10.2020 by Noushin Ziafati The Chronicle Herald
Three
years ago, Malak Alahmad came to Nova Scotia without any English language
skills.
“I
remember when I come, I don’t know anything about Canada or English. I don’t
know the ABCs,” she said in an interview Thursday.
Alahmad,
who came to the province with her family from Jordan in September 2017, after
fleeing the civil war in Syria, admits she felt lost.
“When
I come here, there was nothing, no friends,” she recalled. “I just think, ‘How
I will live here with my family? How I will go to school, doctors?’ I just feel
(it would be) very hard for me.”
But,
as the Syrian mother of four says, studying will help you come a long way.
Alahmad
was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Council of the Federation Literacy Award.
Presented in each province and territory, the award celebrates outstanding
achievement, innovative practice and excellence in literacy.
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As advised by community members, soon after she arrived in Nova Scotia, Alahmad visited her local library — the Antigonish County Adult Learning Association — where she began to take English lessons. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 8
Reading
Level: standard / average.
Reader's
Age: 12-14 yrs. old
(Seventh
and Eighth graders)
North
Bay Nugget: 9.10.2020 by Dave
Dale, Local Journalism Initiative
Learning
to read, write and understand important issues saves lives and creates future
opportunities, says Nanditta Colbear, executive director of the Literacy
Alliance of West Nipissing.
“It
goes far beyond learning. It provides hope,” Colbear says, explaining why her
group worked hard to reopen in April just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic
shutdown.
“We
did not miss a beat” other than closing for a few weeks to gather information
and create protocols, she says, noting staff also were quick to engage learners
for coaching over the telephone and video conferencing.
“Literacy
means that much to our learners … it is their lifeline to positive outcomes.”
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 12
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 17-18 yrs. old
(Twelfth
graders)
Columbus Telegram:
9.10.2020 by Hannah Schrodt
Centro
Hispano and Platte Valley Literacy Association have received grants to help
support adult education programming in the Columbus area.
First
National Bank of Omaha has awarded both organizations $5,000 each. A press
release from the bank states that $5,000 had also been awarded to Proteus Inc.
in Columbus for financial literary courses for farmworkers, but the Telegram
was unable to find a contact for that organization by press time Wednesday.
Karina
Perez, executive director of Centro Hispano, said the
monies will be used for technology that clients may not have access to and is
needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Centro Hispano is a nonprofit that aims to
engage the community in civil activities and bridge the gap between different
cultures; encourage community involvement and higher education among the youth;
and guide a path to citizenship by providing affordable immigration services at
low cost and referrals to community members.
“A
good chunk of that will be laptops so that will kind of help fit that piece of
the puzzle (for) the individuals in our communities who don’t have access to
that. (They) will be able to get it from us,” Perez said, noting the nonprofit
also has classes for people looking to get savvier when it comes to using a
computer for things like creating a resume.
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“It’s
called a workforce stability grant,” said Mary Wiegand, executive director of
the Platte Valley Literacy Association. “It’s for organizations like ours that
deal with low-income clients, low literacy. A lot of our clients can’t get jobs
because they lack certain skills – some of them are English skills, some are
computer skills.”
The grant will be used to start an employability skills class. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 13
Reading
Level: difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 18-19 yrs. old
(college
level entry)
Mayor Recognizes Literacy Awareness Month
Your Sun: 9.12.2020 by
Joe Pokorney
Through
the month of September Literacy volunteers of South Sarasota County will
actively participate in the 28th annual National Literacy Month to bring
awareness to the fact that more than 36 million American adults struggle to
read, write, do math, and use technology above a third grade level.
Literacy
Volunteers of South Sarasota County is part of a national network of
organizations that work every day to end the adult literacy crisis.
Through
the Mayor’s office proclamation on August 31, Venice recognizes the value and
contributions of Literacy Volunteers to improving the quality of life of South
County residents.
“About one in six adults is still not literate,” said Penny Corell, president of Literacy Volunteers. “Here at home, in Sarasota County, 14 percent of adults 16 and older are at or below Level 1, the lowest basic literacy level. Literacy helps families be healthier and safer and provides people sustainable opportunities to support themselves through work, contributing ultimately to the economic growth of our region and our country.” READ MORE ➤➤
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 15
Reading
Level: very difficult to read.
Reader's Age: College graduate
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