Literacy:
Spanning the U.S.
Literacy issues in the Farmville community
The Rotunda: 9.17.2015 by Jessica Darst
There is a strong presence of illiteracy in the Farmville area even
though there are many programs that offer literacy education.
According to the Virginia Historical Society, after the 1954 Brown v.
Board of Education ruling, a resistance built within the South to prevent
integration.
In Virginia, the governor closed public schools across the state to
stop integration. In 1959, the courts ruled that the closings were
unconstitutional, and all schools reopened except for those in Prince Edward
County.
For five years, Prince Edward schools remained closed, leaving about
1,700 black and lower-income white students to either find another school
outside the county or to wait at home for five years.
As a result, many of the students who were denied an education at that
time grew up without ever being able to obtain an education. Some students were
able to get their GED or went to the Free School, which was set up by the
Farmville community.
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The Central Virginia Regional Library, which
consists of Farmville and Buckingham counties, offers adult literacy programs
for Buckingham but not for Farmville. However, the Farmville Library does
consistently offer programs for children.
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Constitution Week
Observed Year Round for Literacy Learners
Altus Times: 9.17.2015 by Ida Fay Winters, - GPLC Coordinator
Observance of Constitution
Week will run from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23. The Great Plains Literacy Council adult
learners wanting citizenship must study about the Constitution. Not only during
this week, but throughout the year, those immigrants study about the American
government, democracy, and our freedoms covered in the Constitution, the most
important document in the United States. The U.S. Constitution was signed on
Sept. 17, 1787 and is also known as a “living document” because it grows and
changes as America and its people grow and change.
The Immigration
and Citizenship LSTA grant with the Great Plains Literacy
Council and Southern
Prairie Library System has provided tutoring opportunities
for immigrants desiring naturalization in the United States. One literacy
learner Sergio Lopez took advantage of the free resources from the USCIS and
literacy tutoring through the Great Plains Literacy Council at the Altus Public
Library and recently returned to express his appreciation and return some of
the study materials. Sergio is thankful for his assistance through the process.
Aleida Burchett became his first tutor in May 2014. Then Steve Francis gave
guidance with his study.
When asked why he wanted to become a US citizen, Sergio replied, “This
was something I just wanted to do since I lived here.” He was the first one of
his family members, who were born in Mexico, to get the citizenship. READ MORE !
Increasing adult
literacy in the South Peace
NorthEast News: 9.18.2015
Michele Mobley, Literacy Outreach Coordinator for Literacy Now at the Dawson Creek Literacy Society, was in
attendance of the city council meeting on September 14 to help proclaim
September as Literacy is Life Month in Dawson Creek.
More than 500,000 adults between the ages of 16 and 64 in B.C. have
significant issues with literacy, Mobley told council.
This number represents about 16 per cent of the province’s population,
she said.
Further, Mobley said that adults with low literacy skills are 2.5 times
more likely to experience poor health and higher rates of absence from work.
“With higher literacy levels we see healthier and more resilient
communities,” Mobley said, “a more productive and engaged community, and a more
progressive and inclusive community, because literacy is health.” READ MORE !
HUSH Library Podcast #80 – Learning About Literacy
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library: 9.18.2015 by Lissa Staley
In this episode, Librarian Deb Bryan inspires and educates when shares
stories and she talks about adult literacy, the unexpected challenges of
financial, digital or health literacy, and the local organizations ready to
help adults boost their literacy skills.
Podcast #80
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