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Writer
to Writer
Literacy Volunteers-HBPL Blog: 5.23.2019
Writer to
Writer is a unique writing challenge through the Southern
California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN). Writer to Writer invites adult
literacy learners to write a letter to an author whose writing has changed the
way they think about life. A group of learners from Literacy
Volunteers-HBPL participated in the challenge this year. We hope
you enjoy some of their letters!
Dear
Mr. Gary Chapman,
I
read your book The Five
Love Languages of Teenagers and I want to say that this is a wonderful
book. This book is having a good impact on me. It’s
taught me many things, like how parents focus more on the errors of their
teenagers and the parents forget to give affirmation words. Parents
are hurting who they most love. Parents and teenagers both battle
with each other and both end up hurt. Another thing that as parents
we forget to do is the right thing when the teenager makes
mistakes. Love your teenager when they fail. This book
helped me understand my teenager. My relationship with my daughter
now is better. I’m trying to be a better mother following the advice
from this book.
The
next book that I’m reading is The five Love Languages of Children. READ MORE >>
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Adult
Immigrants Pursue Integration Through Language In Manatee County
WUSF:
8.19.2019 by Cathy Carter
Public
schools are known for helping children who don’t speak English as a native
language. But there isn't as much focus on "English Language Learner"
education for adults with a similar language barrier.
Everyday
situations like filling out a job application, reading street signs or going to
the doctor can be daunting for someone born in a non-English speaking country.
In
Bradenton, 140 immigrant adults from 39 countries are learning to read, write,
and speak English with tutoring from the nonprofit Manatee Literacy Council.
According
to recent data, 83.52% of Manatee County residents speak only English, while
16.5% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest
group is Spanish, which is spoken by 11.57% of the population. LISTEN
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Experts
Explain Why Regular Reading Is Important, Even For Adults
Cadillac
News: 8.20.2019 by Chris Lamphere
Kids
are constantly reminded by their parents and teachers that reading is an
essential skill necessary for some of the most rudimentary activities of daily
life.
Adults
don’t necessarily get that reminder on a regular basis and many go long
stretches without reading anything, sometimes because they aren’t interested
and other times because they aren’t good at it.
Experts
say the importance of reading doesn’t end when one becomes an adult; some
research even suggests there are substantial cumulative benefits that accrue as
a result of regular reading.
According
to Pew
Research Center, 24% of American adults report they haven’t read a book in
whole or in part in the past year.
The
survey results also showed a correlation between household income and amount of
reading one does.
Adults
with annual household incomes of $30,000 or less are about three times as
likely as the most affluent adults to be non-book readers (36% vs. 13%).
Joshua
Anderson, director of Adult Literacy
Council of the Friends of the Cadillac Wexford Public Library, said studies
have shown that participants in learn-to-read programs increased their incomes
by an average of a little under $10,000 (in 2013 dollars) if they attended 100
hours or more of the program.
He
said there are many reasons why people tend to make more money if they can read
and write proficiently, including something as simple as being able to draft an
adequate cover letter on a job application.
READ
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Donate
The Gift Of Reading
Your
Valley: 8.20.2019 by Mark Carlisle
For
those of you reading this, I’m sure you take for granted how important your
literacy is. I do the same.
Those
of us who learned to read at a young age overlook how important the ability to
read is in our every day lives. You may be surprised to know that it is not at
all uncommon for American adults to be illiterate.
Thirty-five
million U.S. adults read below a fourth-grade level, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
That’s equivalent to one in six adults 65 and younger. That statistic sure
surprised me.
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But
there’s something you can do to help.
Two
local nonprofits have made it their mission to help adults in the Valley gain
literacy skills. The Southwest
Valley Literacy Association and Literacy Volunteers of
Maricopa County both offer free literacy services to adults. READ
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