Literacy: Spanning the US
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Laubach,
Literacy, And A Big Comfy Chair
ProLiteracy:
4.16.2019 by Jennifer
Vecchiarelli - Student
Stories
Approximately
11 percent of people in Virginia’s New River Valley cannot read.
Judy
Vest was born and raised in Virginia’s Montgomery County and has lived there
her whole life. She raised a daughter and took care of her home, but
she was never able to learn to read.
She
struggled throughout school. With her teachers not working with Judy to improve
her reading, her low literacy slipped right by them and she was able to
graduate and move forward with her life. She would get by with the help of her
parents and her husband when it came to filling out forms, reading labels, etc.
However, one day she decided to open a new door.
Like
Judy, many adults with low literacy skills find themselves ashamed, frustrated,
and making excuses at every turn. Judy found help though through the one-on-one
tutoring services provided at Literacy
Volunteers of the New River Valley (LVNRV). READ
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Kennett
Area Seniors Honored For Assisting In ESL Program
Daily
Local: 5.06.2019
On
Sunday, May 5, 2019, Casa Guanajuato of Kennett Square, presented to the
residents of Kendal~Crosslands Communities (KCC) an award for their dedicated
countless volunteer hours giving back to the community tutoring over the years
with the English as a Second Language (ESL) program as part of the Adult Literacy
Program (ALP).
“This
program has not only enriched countless individual’s lives over the years, it
has changed their lives forever, enabling them to communicate in English”, says
Kathleen Snyder, President, Casa Guanajuato. The award will be received on
behalf of the tutors by Betty Warner, Kendal resident, who brought the ALP
program and Kendal residents together.
An
additional award was given to recognize ALP and accepting it was Filomena
Elliott, ALP Director, who trains new volunteers several times each year. The
mission of the ALP is to provide free educational instruction to community
adults and to improve the literacy of the educationally disadvantaged to levels
of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family and in society. READ
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Brownsville
Literacy Center In Need Of Volunteers
Brownsville
Herald: 5.07.2019 by Susanna Groves
By
definition, the verb “volunteer “ means “to offer willingly, step forward, take
on a task willingly, be at one’s service”.
A
“hero” is defined as “a noble, idealized person.”
The
Brownsville Literacy Center
is currently looking for volunteer heroes to help change the lives of adults
and their children in the Brownsville area.
According
to Emily Younger, executive director at the Brownsville Literacy Center, “Our
mission celebrates our community-participants’ culture, heritage and family
commitment while achieving Spanish and English proficiency.”
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The
Literacy Center has a relaxed atmosphere in which adults are treated as such,
where their past experiences and knowledge is respected and encouraged to aid
their overall learning experience.
There
is an overarching philosophy of “Empowerment Learning” practiced at the
Brownsville Literacy Center that assumes the purpose of adult literacy
instruction is to help people gain more control over their lives through their
literary experiences.
“We
help learners, as they gain skills and confidence, to take in tasks in the real
world that use their new skills and encourage further learning,” Younger
declared. READ
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| Heart of Illinois Adult Literacy Center |
Pekin
Adult Learner’s Diploma May Open Previously Closed Doors
East
Peoria Times: 5.08.2019 by Mike Kramer
When
Matt Gillespie was unable to complete high school for medical reasons, he knew
having no high school diploma closed many doors to him.
“Having
an education is incredibly valuable,” Gillespie, 21, said. “You need a high
school education, at least, to get any kind of job besides working at a gas
station, for example.”
In
August 2018, Gillespie enrolled in the YWCA Pekin’s Adult Literacy program in
hopes of opening doors by earning his high school General Equivalency Diploma
(GED). Last month, he became the last person to complete his GED requirements
through YWCA Pekin’s Adult Literacy Center. The facility’s name changed last
month to the Heart of
Illinois Adult Literacy Center, but the objective is the same as it has
been for over 30 years: to provide basic adult education in reading, writing,
math, and English as a second language. The center’s programs are free and
offered year-round throughout Tazewell County and surrounding areas. READ
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