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Literacy: Spanning the U.S.     

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An Assessment of the Library's Adult Literacy Program

A Report for the Oceanside Public Library

Oceanside Library: August 2018

The Oceanside Public Library worked with Library Consultant Joseph Matthews from February to August 2018, and is now proud to share the result of Joe's hard work. Our many thanks to Joe for his dedicated research and discussion with people in Oceanside and the literacy community.

The proposal was requested to: "...review all aspects of the Library’s provision of literacy services for English-speaking adults... The Consultant’s recommendations may be applied to the Oceanside READS Literacy Program, or to any Adult Literacy services the Library may provide or coordinate.  The consultant will be expected to address the following areas and make recommendations:

--Community adult literacy needs and outcomes analysis

--Progress and status tracking for adult learners

--Resource management to meet objectives and service level needs

--Tools and materials

--Marketing and collaboration

Executive Summary

The Oceanside Public Library (“the Library”) asked the consultant to review its operations related to the Oceanside READS Adult Literacy service (“READS”), and provide a set of recommendations based on the best practices from adult literacy services in other public libraries.

The Library management team, together with the READS Literacy Coordinator, should, on an annual basis, review its goals and track the overall performance of the program, to determine whether any changes need to be made.

If the READS program is to expand its reach, and grow to accommodate 50 or so learner/tutor pairs, then the Literacy Coordinator position will need to become a full-time position, and more space will need to be found to accommodate more learner/tutor pairs working together simultaneously.   READ MORE >>

Pontotoc Co

Literacy Coalition

New Logo, Same Mission

Literacy Coalition teaches reading, writing and other skills

Ada News: 12.26.2018 by Eric Swanson

The Pontotoc County Literacy Coalition has a new logo, but its mission remains the same: Helping people master basic skills.

The coalition recently adopted a logo designed by Brandon Dean, a native of the Bahamas who recently graduated from East Central University with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design.

“He came up here, and he said he was looking to use his gifts to do some volunteer work,” said program director Erin Ritter. “And so we asked him if he’d be interested in doing a logo for us. He came up with this idea, and so there we have it.”

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Teaching people to read

Since 1984, the coalition has taught reading, writing and other skills to high school students and adults. The coalition also helps its students get ready to take General Educational Development tests, prepare for the ACT or learn English as a second language.  READ MORE >>

Exchange for Change

Literacy Is The Pathway To Freedom And Other Thoughts From A Graduation Ceremony Behind Bars

WLRN: 12.26.2018 by Sammy Mack

The fall semester is over for students across South Florida—and at Exchange for Change, it's been a particularly meaningful semester.

The program teaches writing and fosters literacy within South Florida prisons, and earlier this month, it hosted a formal graduation ceremony at Everglades Correctional Institution.

There were no caps or gowns, just the same blue uniform of every other day, but graduates were called up to a microphone to read their work to the audience of fellow inmates, guards and civilian teachers and visitors.  LISTEN 02:24

@litcouncilofgi

At Work And With Tutoring, Working To Learn English

Grand Island Independent: 12.27.2018 by Yousif Toto

My name is Yousif Toto. I came to America from Sudan. In Sudan, I learned to read and write in Arabic.

I am a student at the Literacy Council of Grand Island and I work at JBS. We speak English at work. So with work and the Literacy Council, I am learning reading and writing in English. My plan is to become a citizen of the USA.

Literacy Council Student Making Progress

Grand Island Independent:  12.27.2018 by Karla A. McGeorge, Director of programs, Literacy Council of Grand Island

I would like to provide background on an inspirational student who wrote a letter to the editor on behalf of the Literacy Council of Grand Island, Yousif Toto.

Yousif first registered as a student at the Literacy Council in 2017. Yousif came to our organization speaking very little English, but always arrived after working a long shift at JBS, smiling and eager to learn. Before Yousif was matched with his current tutor, Eunice Kehler, he could speak very little English and had difficulty writing the Latin alphabet, as his native language is Arabic.

Yousif began by slowly learning the English language alphabet. He quickly progressed from learning to read and write the alphabet to learning to read and write small words in English.  READ MORE  >>