Literacy:
Spanning North America
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Do
good this week with Literacy Chicago
Chicago Tribune: 9.20.2017 by Shelbie Lynn Bostedt
If
English is your first language, you might take the ability to open your mouth
and effectively communicate with other English speakers for granted.
Literacy Chicago is hoping to bring that
ease and confidence to those who didn’t grow up speaking English, by offering
free classes open to all Chicagoans.
“Imagine
not being able to read prescription medication or talk to a teacher about your
child,” said Richard Dominguez, executive director for Literacy Chicago.
Literacy
Chicago was founded in 1968 as two separate organizations: Literacy Volunteers
of Chicago and the Literacy Council of Chicago. The two merged in 1992. Two and
a half decades later, Literacy Chicago as we know it today continues to expand
its efforts to help Chicagoans learn English as their second—or sometimes third
or fourth—language.
According
to Literacy Chicago, thousands of adults new to Chicago come to their
organization for ESL classes, workforce development assistance, GED
preparation, path to citizenship guidance and transportation assistance. READ MORE >>
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DCLC
honors local filmmaker as ‘Champion of Adult Literacy’ Oct. 25
Delco Times: 9.20.2017
Jamal
Hill is an unlikely celebrity. He moved from New York to Darby at an early age
and attended Penn Wood High School and Community College of Philadelphia. As an
adult, he owned and operated Superstars Barbershop in Darby. Yet he is an award-winning
filmmaker who writes his own scripts and has worked with Will Smith and Lady
Gaga, among others.
Because
of his success and his appreciation of literacy, Hill will be honored as a
Champion of Adult Literacy by the Delaware County
Literacy Council at their fifth annual Champions of Adult
Literacy Fundraiser and Friendly Quizzo Competition on Wednesday, Oct. 25, from
6-8 p.m., at Harrah’s Casino.
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As
a Champion of Adult Literacy, Hill wants to inspire the adult students who
study reading, writing, and English as a Second Language (ESL) at the Literacy
Council. He hopes his story will encourage them to continue improving their
skills and to do everything it takes to make their dreams a reality. READ MORE >>
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Organization
teams up with people who struggle with literacy
WEAR TV:
6.20.2017 by Christina Leavenworth
September
is Florida's Adult and Family Literacy month.
Around one in five people in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties are deemed
illiterate. Learn to Read of Northwest Florida is
trying to change that statistic.
Dwayne
White partners with a tutor from the organization Learn to Read four days a
week. He's learning how to spell, how many syllables are in a word, and falling
in love with the joy of reading.
He
said it wasn't easy making the decision to learn to read at 49-years-old.
"I
was nervous, scared, embarrassed," said White
White
dropped out of school in 9th grade and he eventually became homeless. "I
want to get me a job, it's kind of hard because my reading," said White.
Now
he's on a different path. He's studying for his GED and learning to read, one
word at a time. WATCH VIDEO
Adult
literacy tutoring at Okanagan College in Revelstoke offers rewarding
experiences
Volunteer
at Okanagan College to help learners with basic reading, writing, math,
computer skills and English language skills.
Revelstoke Mountaineer: 9.21.2017
Being
a volunteer tutor for The Revelstoke Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
at Okanagan College is a rewarding experience.
“I
really believe that literacy is a really important thing,” said one of the
program’s volunteer tutors. “Everyone should give something back to the
community and this is where I choose to place my importance. In my life people
have taught me how to do things, so giving back is a good thing.”
The
program offers free and confidential tutoring to anyone 19 years or older.
Volunteer tutors help learners who want to work on basic reading, writing,
computer, English language and math skills.
Volunteer
tutors are matched with learners and the tutoring sessions are between one and
three hours, once or twice a week. The tutoring sessions all take place in a
public space.
Learners
get to improve their literacy skills while the volunteer tutors get to reap the
rewards of seeing how these improved skills can change lives.
“I
think it’s super important for people to be literate. Our world is a very
literate world and if you can’t do basic reading or basic numbers than it’s a
hard place,” said a volunteer tutor. READ MORE >>
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