Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
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English teacher Katelyn Dekam helps Adult Literacy Council expand awareness
Cadillac News: 4.13.2018 by Alexander Sinn
When
the Cadillac Area Adult Literacy Council was
seeking volunteers last year, Baker College English teacher Katelyn Dekam put
the question to her students.
Then
she posed the question to herself.
“Stewing
it over for a few days, I thought, ‘Why are you looking for students if this is
something you would be interested in?’‘ Dekam said.
Since
she got involved, she said, it has been an easy fit in her schedule as a
full-time college teacher, as she saw an opportunity to expand her passion for
educating adults.
It
was eye-opening to realize that one in 10 people in the Cadillac area lacks
basic literacy skills, Dekam said, and talking with students has made her aware
of the simple things most people take for granted, for which literacy is a
barrier.
“Until
you have a solid foundation in literacy until you can read and write and really
utilize those skills, something as easy as having a driver’s license becomes
unobtainable,‘ she said. READ MORE >>
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Program helps educate
incarcerated women
WABI TV:
4.12.2018 by Emily Tadlock
Unemployment
and poverty are linked to poor literacy.
A
group in Bangor is working to combat this issue with women at Penobscot County
Jail.
Mary
Marin Lyon, Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of
Bangor says, "The women that we're helping, for the most
part, they've been through trauma, they've been through some pretty serious
things in their world, and they often forget how resilient they are."
According
to the US Department of Justice, 75 percent of inmates did not complete high
school or can be classified as low literate.
A
partnership between Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Riverside
Adult Education, and the University of Maine is bringing some much
needed education to women at Penobscot County Jail. WATCH VIDEO
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Everyone’s
journey is different: Family literacy makes the journey possible
New Bern SJ:
4.13.2018 by Karen Wood, Family Specialist Craven Co Family Literacy
Although
the goal of our school system is to have a 100% graduation rate, in reality,
life’s many twists and turns make this goal a challenge for all to meet. Simply
put, life gets in the way of completing school in the traditional setting for
some students.
The
Craven County Family Literacy Program
originated in the 1990’s and began as a federally funded Even Start Program.
The program targets the western portion of Craven County based on high school
dropout data. As the program evolved and as years passed, funding sources
became community based, and the program is now largely funded through Craven
Smart Start and Craven Community College.
Craven
County Family Literacy enrolls non-traditional students who need to earn their
GED or learn English as a second language. Our recruitment efforts focus on
parents of young children. Parents can attend one of our two programs, which
are housed on the campuses of Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary and James W. Smith
Elementary, and pursue their GED or learn English while free, high-quality
childcare is provided for their infant through preschool age children. The goal
of the program is to improve quality of life for the whole family based on an
increase in the educational level of the parent, as well as by building a
foundation for educational success as our preschool classrooms prepare children
for kindergarten and beyond. READ MORE >>
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