Literacy: Spanning North America
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Salisbury
Post: 11.27.2019 by Mark Wineka
The day before Luz Patricia “Paty” Bodine was
supposed to take the oath making her a U.S. citizen, she felt awful.
She had a stomachache and nausea. She went to bed
at 5 p.m., hoping she would have time to get over her illness and feel better
in the morning. She didn’t.
But nothing was going to stop Paty from gathering
up her husband, son and daughter and going to Charlotte for the swearing-in
ceremony, which took place a week ago. She was one of 90 people from 38
countries who became new citizens that afternoon.
It was a bit emotional for Paty, marking the end,
in part, of a two-year process during which she and Liesa Montag-Siegel
probably forged a friendship to last the rest of their lives.
Montag-Siegel, a volunteer with the Rowan County Literacy Council, worked
with Paty in preparing her for the citizenship test, which Paty had to pass
before any oath could be taken.
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“In the past few years, we have made it more of a
focus,” says Laurel Harry, program coordinator for the Rowan County Literacy
Council. “We have realized that there is a need in the community for
citizenship preparation assistance.”
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St
Albert Today: 11.23 2019 by Jennifer Henderson
St.
Albert and District Further Education celebrated its 45th anniversary with
the unveiling of its new Lifelong Learning Centre building this week.
On Thursday night, the organization celebrated its
move to a main floor storefront location to support its growing number of
students in a more accessible location.
Cheryl Dumont, executive director of Further
Education, said the organization provides an important service to the city. It
helps train newcomers and those struggling with literacy and numeracy; it also
teaches employability skills, new language skills, business skills, computer
skills and other general interest courses.
Dumont said the support to newcomers is important
to help them learn one-on-one in a comfortable environment.
“We offer free tutoring for individuals that need
help one-on-one, particularly for newcomers, and we do have 7,700 newcomers
here in St. Albert,” Dumont said. READ
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Gunning Fog Index: 15.99
punctuation marks: 9 words: 138
3+ syllable words: 34
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Record
Herald: 12.03.2019 by John Irwin
Can you count the number of times in a day you read
a message or write something down? From street signs to text messages, the
number would probably be too high to keep track of.
In most circumstances, we take for granted the
ability to read a street sign or a menu at a restaurant, but for those who
cannot read or write, a new set of challenges are set before them.
Angela Wilt, coordinator for the Franklin County Literacy
Council, recently talked about the challenges of not being able to read
during a meeting of the Rotary Club of Waynesboro.
According to Wilt, nearly one in five residents in
Franklin County has a deficiency in basic reading, math and computer skills.
Wilt said the council’s program sees close to 70
people each year at their 101 E. King St., Chambersburg, location in the Coyle Free Library.
Many of those who attend are taking classes to
obtain their general education degrees or to learn English as a second
language. READ
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Gunning Fog Index: 12.06
punctuation marks: 9 words: 172
3+ syllable words: 19
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