Literacy: Spanning the US
Floridiana
Reading Supports Literacy Volunteers
Tallahasse
Democrat: 8.20.2019
Literacy Volunteers of Leon County
presents Floridiana, an evening of relaxed reading and anecdotal asides, at 7
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 . . .
Floridiana
is "fun, funny and not for the faint of heart." Nationally known
local authors Mary Jane Ryals, Pamela Ball, and Robert Olen Butler are the selected
readers for this year’s Floridiana panel.
The
event benefits LVLC’s free literacy, language and job skills development
programs.
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This
event supports Literacy Volunteers of Leon County, which provides free
literacy, language, and job skills development services. Other outreach
programming includes Family literacy workshops and events. This year, Literacy
Volunteers provided ongoing tutoring services to over 250 clients and provided
work and job skill help to more than 150 community members.
September
is Literacy Month
September
is National Literacy
Month and Literacy Volunteers of Leon County is celebrating the success
stories of their students during this past year and looking forward to the
upcoming year. READ
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Endowment
gives Greenville Literacy Association Flexibility To Keep Up With Changing Needs
Greenville
Journal: 7.18.2019
The
Greenville Literacy Association
is committed to ensuring all community members can take advantage of
Greenville’s growth, offering classes in adult literacy and basic education and
English as a second language (ESL) to provide the skills needed to meet
employer demand.
A
thriving economy creates new job opportunities, but without the right skills
and training, not everyone can participate. The Greenville Literacy Association
is committed to ensuring all community members can take advantage of
Greenville’s growth, offering classes in adult literacy and basic education and
English as a second language (ESL) to provide the skills needed to meet
employer demand.
John
Jaraczewski, who joined GLA as executive director in February, said class participation
fluctuates with the economy, but the need for quality, affordable adult
education remains.
“In
a strong economy, enrollment lags, but literacy levels and educational
attainment are the same — students just have a harder time getting to us because
of work and other barriers,” he said. “But if they don’t improve their skills
and build for the future, they have less opportunity for growth.”
To
adequately respond to student and employer needs, GLA has had to become more
adaptable.
“Studying
is hard work, so we need to do whatever we can to remove the barriers that
prevent them from getting a life-changing credential such as a GED,”
Jaraczewski said. “They need us to be entrepreneurial in bringing our services
directly to those who need them.”
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“We’ve
partnered with the Greenville Drive to provide English classes for their Latin
players during homestands. Their employer, the Red Sox, is committed to
advancing the lives of their players,” Jaraczewski said. “We’re also offering
ESL coursework at The Cliffs at their invitation, along with conversational
Spanish, so employees can work together more collaboratively and create a more
inclusive workplace.” READ
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Lynne
Wheeler Receives Award For Outstanding Literacy Program Director
Campbell
County Library: 8.2019
Words
can change worlds. Perhaps not on a
global scale, but definitely on a personal level.
Lynne
Wheeler, the Program Manager for Campbell County Public
Library System’s Literacy Program, has witnessed this on more than one
occasion.
Lynne,
who has been the Literacy Program Manager since 2010, was recently recognized
by the Virginia Literacy Foundation
for her efforts as a leader among literacy program directors in the
Commonwealth.
On
July 12, at the Blue Ridge Conference Center in Roanoke, she was commended as
the 2019 award recipient of the Nancy Jiranek Outstanding Director of a
Nonprofit Literacy Program in Virginia.
“I
started as a volunteer,” said Lynne.
“After completing the tutor training, I was matched with a student with
low-level reading skills. It was an eye opening experience to realize the sorts
of difficulties she faced.” READ
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