Literacy: Spanning the US
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Natalie Cole, Library
Programs Consultant, California State
Library;
Amy Prevedel,
Independent Literacy Contractor;
Sherry
Drobner, Former Literacy Program Manager - LEAP, City of
Richmond; Amy Prevedel, Independent Literacy Contractor;
Abigail
Sims-Evelyn, Literacy Program Manager - LEAP, City of Richmond
May
2, 2019 from 10am - 11am PDT,
Deborah
Bernal, Literacy Coordinator, Fresno County Public
Library;
Pat
Jarvis, Literacy Services Coordinator, South
San Francisco Public Library;
Amy
Prevedel, Independent Literacy Contractor
June
4, 2019 from 10am - 11am PDT
Kim
Noriega, Family Literacy Coordinator, READ/SanDiego
- San Diego Public Library;
Amy
Prevedel, Independent Literacy Contractor
So,
you've got the exciting opportunity to provide new family literacy programming!
How do you even get started? In this webinar you'll take away tools you can use to find answers to this question, within your program and library, and outside of your library, too.
This webinar will be of interest to: the California Library Literacy community, especially literacy program staff people who will offer literacy programming with new CLLS funds.
If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. View Webinar Archive
About
4 million Texas adults are in need of adult basic education. Illiteracy is a
serious issue that affects people across the country and state, including East
Texas.
Illiteracy
is an issue often forgotten by those who are not directly impacted by it.
However, the reality is that 51% of adults in Texas currently read at or below
an 8th grade level. Of that, 23% are reading below a 5th grade level.
“There’s a large number of adults, most people are surprised, who are really lagging behind educationally,” Nancy Crawford, Executive Director of the Literacy Council of Tyler, said.
Locally, the statistics are even more alarming. In Smith County, 61% of adults read below an 8th grade level. In recent years, the rates have increased.
These individuals are among the 44 million American adults who cannot read a food label or a simple story to a child. This can also have implications in the workforce, health systems, school reform and other areas in someones daily life.
“It’s a problem Texas Legislature and many others have been working on so it’s not something made up, it’s a legitimate problem,” Crawford said. “The truth is, not everybody gets to grow up like I did and be secure in their education and in their family. That’s just a hard-core fact.”
Crawford works each day with individuals who are inhibited by their lack of education. Whether it be in reading, writing or mathematics.
“Of all the different students that I’ve met, it’s always been so many different things. Moving around a lot as a child, parents who were drug-addicted," Crawford said. Being new to the country is a huge one, and every time you think you’ve heard every possible reason, you’ll hear another one.”
When it opened in 1990, the Literacy Council of Tyler had 30 students enrolled. Now, 2,000 students a year benefit from its services.
“We’ve been at this for 25 years and now it’s undecided. Hispanics are our largest population,” Crawford said. “They’re well over 60% of who we serve. Every year, that’s gotten higher. The other common factor among all of them is high unemployment and low wages.” WATCH 02:20
The
Lake
County Library’s Adult Literacy Program is hosting a series of special free
storytimes at an array of venues around Lake County in April, May and June.
The library invites parents, grandparents, any family members and caregivers, storytime readers and not-yet readers of any age to join Families for Literacy with their children for a fun-filled hour of reading, singing, playing and more.
Jo Fay and Martha Miller, both multi-talented local retired teachers and storytellers will conduct the “Talk, Read, Sing” storytimes.
Parents and caregivers can take home tips on sharing these fun activities with their little ones every day. Each storytime will include free books for the children and free snacks.
The Talk, Read, Sing storytimes are sponsored by a Families for Literacy grant from the California State Library. The Lake County Library in partnership with Lake Bloom is promoting these Talk, Read, Sing sessions. READ MORE >>
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