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St.
Joseph County Literacy Council offers free tutoring for adults
Three Rivers News: 7.28.2017 by Kate Kulwicki
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Free
literacy tutoring is being offered to adults in St. Joseph County.
The
St. Joseph County Literacy Council was
formed in 1986 and gained federal 501C3 nonprofit status in 2005.
John
“JD” Yoder, executive director, said the organization’s main goal is to improve
adult literacy in the county.
“The
stats say that 11 percent of the St. Joseph County adult population does not
know how to read,” Yoder said. “The main thing we do here is help those 18
years or older, who cannot read above a third grade level, learn to read.”
Ron
Hooker, president, said any St. Joseph County adult resident can receive
tutoring at any time of the year.
Hooker
said the program tutored 70 adults last year, ranging from young adults to
grandmothers.
“I
tutored a grandmother who only wanted to learn how to read so she could read to
her grandchildren,” he said. READ MORE @
First Class of Parents Earn GED through LeBron James Family
Foundation
WKYC: 7.01.2017
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Emily Ross of Akron is a single mom raising four kids.
Today, she’s among the first class to graduate and earn her GED through the LeBron James Family Foundation.
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A group of eight parents will be attending a graduation
ceremony tonight to mark their accomplishment after completing the foundation’s
I PROMISE Too program in partnership with Project Learn of Summit County.
It's been a difficult journey for Ross, 38, of Akron.
“I struggled a lot in high school. I got behind.”
Ross tried once before to earn her GED, but this time
was a little different.
“The difference this time was I had four little girls
looking at me, looking up to me. Knowing that they were watching me is what
made it impossible to fail.”
Ross will be graduating with seven other parents who
have successfully earned their GED at no cost with the help of LJFF.
“We didn’t have a lot of extra money. College was never
even an option for me until now.”
Ross and several other parents attended regular GED and
career preparatory classes three days a week and passed the four required GED
tests in Math, Science, Social Studies and Reasoning through Language Arts to
earn their diplomas.
It’s a powerful lesson for Ross’ daughters, including
Morgan who is entering 5th grade as a I PROMISE student with the foundation.
It’s strengthened the bond between mother and her daughter, built around
support. WATCH
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Peninsula
Reads fights adult low-level literacy, teaches English
Daily Press:
7.31.2017 by Natalie Joseph
After
closing the main building for a month, Peninsula Reads
classes resumed Monday.
The
adult literacy organization in Newport News serves about 350 people ages 18 and
older in three programs annually.
The
main building, at Fishing Point Drive in Newport News’ City Center, was closed to
regroup and reorganize, said Executive Director Paula Bazemore. The
organization typically only closes for the week during the July 4 holiday.
Students
and tutors worked together one-on-one while the building was closed.
According to the most recent study
by the National Assessment of Adult Literacy,
more than 30,000 adults in the Virginia Peninsula have low-level reading
skills. The study was released in 2003.
Since 1968, Peninsula Reads
has been trying to decrease that number by focusing on adults so they can be
better equipped for self sufficiency in their daily lives — including filling
out job applications and teaching their children how to read.
“We are for adults who have
nowhere else to go if they have low-level or no-level literacy skills,”
Bazemore said. “If it weren’t for us, a lot of people wouldn’t have a resource.
We are the place to go if you are starting over or starting from scratch.” WATCH
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