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Literacy Action Opens
Digitally Focused and Student-Centric Adult Literacy Campus
Atlanta DayBook: 8.18.2017
Literacy
Action, the
largest nonprofit provider of free adult basic education in Georgia, announced
today the opening of its new state-of-the-art learning complex in the Peachtree
Center tower, centrally located in downtown Atlanta. With the ribbon cutting on
August 14, the new campus now provides the opportunity for Literacy Action to
continue to meet the growing community needs of adult education students.
“We’re
happy to introduce this state of the art learning space to both the local
community and to our adult students who will benefit from the improvements,”
said Althea Broughton, a partner at Arnall Golden Gregory law firm and Literacy
Action’s Board Chair. “The new campus allows Literacy Action to reach more
students in Atlanta as it focuses on ways to provide quality instruction and
remove key barriers to employment or academic advancement through literacy.”
The
new location provides students with technology infused learning environments.
The campus will increase the number of classrooms and provide each classroom
access to laptop computers, a projector and screen, as well as a technology to
turn any whiteboard into a digital tool.
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Low
literacy costs billions in productivity, health, safety
Myrtle Beach Online: 8.30.2017 by Editorial Board
Lack
of reading, writing and basic math skills probably impacts the lives of more
than 38,000 Horry County residents, and the number could be much higher.
The
estimate is based on U.S. Census data showing that 38,621 Horry residents did
not complete high school or a high school equivalency program. The high school
graduate rate is the only local data currently tracked by the Horry County
Literacy Council; executive director Angel Parry plans to generate much more
local data.
Since
starting in July, Parry’s main focus has been updating the council’s website,
which is near completion, with a launch in September around the week of Sept.
24-30, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
During AEFL week, the council is holding a fundraiser on Sept. 26 in Murrells
Inlet.
The
Horry County Literacy Council started in 1976 and has programs with one-on-one
help in reading and spelling for people with learning difficulties, including
dyslexia; learning and improving English; General Educational Development test
preparation; and Read & Create. HCLC has 75 active tutors, helping people
from ages 7 to 54. READ MORE @
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LEARN
TO READ: Athens agency celebrates 30th anniversary
News Courier: 8.30.2017 by Adam Smith
If
you're reading this article, consider yourself lucky. There are an untold
number of Limestone County adults and children who either can't read or who
aren't proficient readers.
Over
the past 30 years, the Learn to Read
Council in Athens has helped hundreds of people improve their
literacy or math skills. Today, the agency celebrates the milestone with an ice
cream social and the public is invited to attend.
The
celebration is set to run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Revival Building, across
from the First Presbyterian Church on Washington Street. Ice cream will be
provided by Kreme Delite. It is open to the public.
Rhonda
Andrews, executive director of Learn to Read, hasn't been with the organization
for all 30 years, but she has been there for 25. The organization was founded
in 1987 by Mabel Prince. Learn to Read renamed its tutoring room the Mabel
Prince Tutoring Room in 2014.
“We've
really grown since then,” Andrews said. “We keep evolving into different
things.”
At
first, Learn to Read catered to primarily illiterate adults. Most of its
efforts have now shifted to after-school tutoring and summer literacy programs.
There are also significantly more English-as-a-second-language students than
there were 30 years ago.
The
numbers tell the story — 460 of what Andrews call “basic students” and at least
654 English-as-a-second-language, or ESL, students have been served. READ MORE @
Literacy
Volunteers Needed At Solano Co. Libraries
Tutors
don’t have to have prior experience; just a commitment of time is needed.
Benicia Patch: 8.29.2017
More
than 60,000, or 20% of Solano
County adults are functionally illiterate, meaning that the
reading and writing skills they have are inadequate to manage their daily
living and employment tasks beyond a basic level. This affects the ability to
successfully complete an employment application, read and understand directions
for medication, assist a child with homework or even order a meal from a menu.
Evidence
shows a parent’s reading ability is the single best predictor of a child’s
success in school—more than race, ethnicity, and family income. Literacy helps
parents in their role as their child’s first teacher, helping their child to be
ready to start and succeed in school and actively participating in their
child’s school activities. READ MORE @
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