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Teton Literacy

Museum of Wildlife Art Goes Bilingual

Its efforts are part of a larger movement to merge Latino and arts communities.

JH News & Guide: 4.24.2019 by Billy Arnold

Just because a painting is hanging in a museum doesn’t mean you have to like it. You could love it, hate it or be put off. The painting’s main purpose is to evoke some kind of emotion.

That, at least, was what Lisa Simmons explained as she toured a group of students around the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s permanent collections. The students’ task was clear: identify a piece of art that inspired them, one that turned them off, and report back. There was, however, a catch.

They’d be asked to address the group in English.

The students were members of the Teton Literacy Center’s adult English as a Second Language class. They were there to improve their English.

For Rosa Elena Nava the class, which met monthly throughout the winter, was an opportunity to expand her English proficiency. That week the adult learners teased out the difference between a “picture” and a “painting,” among other fine linguistic points.

Afterward, Nava explained that her favorite part of class at the museum was learning English in a new context.  READ MORE >>

@LiteracyPgh

Carey Harris is Dedicated to Working on Behalf of the ‘Never-Give-Uppers’

Next Pittsburg: 4.24.2019 by Jennifer Baron

In November 2018, Carey Harris became CEO of Literacy Pittsburgh — the largest provider of adult basic education in Allegheny and Beaver Counties. She leads the nationally acclaimed organization in helping disadvantaged job seekers ready themselves for today’s workforce. Carey, who grew up in Crafton, lives in the South Side with her family.

What upcoming events are you excited to attend?

I’m looking forward to opening night of “We are Among Us” at City Theatre, which gives a window

What’s your big idea for Pittsburgh?

What if Pittsburgh’s next big bet was on young children and their families? What if we invested in making sure every family with young children had opportunities for parents to upskill so they could earn family-sustaining wages?

What if we also offered paid family leave and high-quality early care and education so that parents could take advantage of the opportunities offered by today’s strong economy? What if we built the blueprint for the rest of the nation? We have the talent and resources; do we have the collective will?  READ MORE >>

Suffolk Literacy

Donations to Help Literacy Tutors

Suffolk News Herald: 4.25.2019 by Jimmy LaRoue

The Suffolk Literacy Council will be able to update its tutor training program after receiving money and donations from several groups at the Workforce Development Center Monday.

The Ricks, Benn and Richards Foundation, along with local members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, donated more than $1,200, along with supplemental reading books, to SLC.

Dr. Victor Archie of Omega Psi Phi said he hopes this is just the beginning of a collaboration to fight illiteracy in Suffolk. He said all of the organizations were founded on education and lifting up the community, and they wanted to see if they could combine efforts to help with literacy efforts in the city.

“There are a lot of programs that target children, which is excellent,” Archie said. “But it is particularly a travesty … that you have a lot of adults that either cannot read or do not read at a sufficient level.”  READ MORE  >>