Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
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North
Country Matters Explores Adult Literacy in St. Lawrence County
MP
Courier: 1.12.2019
Bobby
Gordon, the Adult Literacy Coordinator for the Potsdam Public Library,
discusses the many literacy-related programs for anyone in St. Lawrence County
offered by the library with NCM host Donna Seymour in the newest video in the
series.
Literacy
is much more than learning to read and the program covers writing, speaking,
math, among other topics.
One
feature of the program they are hoping to expand is Conversational Partners.
Currently the LIFE program operates three Conversations for English as a Second
Language (ESL) learners. WATCH 30:39
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Creating
Success Through Opportunity
Kenosha
News: 2.13.2019 by Cheryl Hernandez, Exec Director-Kenosha Literacy Council
At
the Kenosha Literacy Council, we see
firsthand how adult literacy is a factor in almost every socioeconomic issue,
including parenting, healthcare, workforce development and poverty.
We
believe that literacy is a basic human right and the foundation for lifelong
learning. Our programs teach reading, writing and speaking skills to adults so
they and their families can achieve financial independence, good health and
greater involvement in our community.
The
Kenosha Literacy Council gives adult learners the tools they need to change
their lives. When their hard work and determination is paired with KLC’s
educational opportunities, the results are life-changing.
Concepcion
struggled in school and didn’t know much English, but she knew she needed a
career that would help support her family.
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Tin
and Bway Paw came to Kenosha from a refugee camp in Thailand and didn’t speak
any English when they first arrived.
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Susana
left behind her home, family and career in hopes of providing a better future
for her young son. READ
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Career
Workshops Being Offered
Leader
Herald: 2.14.2019 by Ashley Onyon
Visitors
to the Gloversville Public
Library can check out a new approach to job seeking on Saturday from 1 to
2:15 p.m. during the first of four monthly career development workshops.
“It’s
not just about getting a job, it’s how to get the right job, it’s quality of
life,” Librarian Assistant Christine Prokopiak said on Tuesday. “The workshops
are geared towards those looking for a job and those who already have a job
that want to expand it to a higher level.”
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As
part of an Adult Literacy Career Development grant from the Mohawk Valley Library System, Gloversville
Public Library will offer workshops free to the public on the third Saturday of
each month through May to provide job seeking strategies and encouragement to
individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, new to the workforce or in a
poorly matched position.
“The
main purpose is to reach out and offer to the community something of value and
see if that is going to meet their needs,” Prokopiak said. “Our patrons are our
main focus so any way we can facilitate bringing something of value to patrons
is important and their job is largest part of their work life.”
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“The
workshops are to give people greater clarity on what they’re looking for as
well as what employers are looking for and the importance of matching,” Lazarus
explained on Wednesday. “You want to be clear on how your skills and experience
matches what an employer is looking for.”
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Charlotte
Adult Learning Center Opens Doors to the World
Southside
Messenger: 2.14.2019
At
the Charlotte Adult
Learning Center in Charlotte Court House, you will find many extraordinary
people. Yet they don’t see themselves
that way. And when you get there, you’ll
ask yourself, “Where are the students? I
thought there was learning going on here.”
Well, that is true. But the
students may turn out to be middle-aged or older. They are working to solve a problem we could
never have imagined existed. Charlotte
County is one of several counties clustered together in the Tobacco Belt where
a large number of adults have grown up unnoticed by the rest of us. They are unnoticed because they have worked
hard to hide their lack of formal and basic education.
Robert
Blackwell is such a person. He is a hard
worker. He learned that growing up in
Southside Virginia. His large family
made their living working somebody else’s land. Robert, who believes he has dyslexia, did
not get the attention that some of his brothers and sisters got. Because he did not do well in school, it was
easier to keep him home. Robert entered
adulthood feeling handicapped. He says
this about himself, “People told me I’d never learn anything. Sometimes you have to encourage
yourself. Let no one tell you what you
can’t do; know in your heart you can do it.”
As
Robert tells it, “When I was eighteen I
was unable to read the newspaper, fill out a job application or medical forms,
or write my own checks to pay bills. I
also had problems finding common non-prescription medications because I could
not read the labels. I was living in
fear every day of my life.” READ
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