Literacy: Spanning North America
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Literacy Council of Carroll County Offers
Range Of Tutoring, Volunteer Programs
Baltimore
Sun: 2.10.2020 by Samuel Greenholtz, Ex Dir-Literacy Council of Carroll
County
The Literacy
Council of Carroll County (LCCC) recently celebrated our 40th year of
providing training to the citizens of Carroll County and surrounding areas.
Much of the work that is carried out by
the LCCC is completed by our dedicated tutor volunteers, who believe in our
students’ ability to improve their reading, writing and math skills, and to
pursue a better life for themselves and their families. Our primary objectives
have evolved over the years as the number of individuals who were illiterate
has dropped dramatically. However, we now have a higher number of individuals
who are considered to be at a low-literacy level. Many never completed high
school or did not receive a diploma for various reasons. Like everyone else,
these individuals have the same goal of pursuing a better life.
We also have a large community of
immigrants from around the world, including Africa, Asia, South America,
Central America and Europe. Our English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
program offers a full range of learning opportunities to these people. READ
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Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 10
Reading Level: difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 14-15 yrs. old
(Ninth to Tenth graders)
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At 40, Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore
Looks Ahead
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2.12.2020 by Aviva Luria
Having celebrated its 40th anniversary in
2019, Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore
(LVVS) is looking ahead to its future. Its plans entail identifying ways to
partner with other community organizations, making tutor training more widely
accessible, and getting the word out about its services to more potential
students and even employers of potential students.
The organization serves 11 shoreline
towns from Guilford to Old Lyme, offering one-on-one English-language tutoring
to adults. Students have come from at least 73 foreign countries as well as
from the U.S.—while the majority of students are learning English as a second
language (ESL), some are American-born adults who have struggled with literacy
skills, sometimes due to developmental or intellectual disabilities.
To date, LVVS has tutored 1,460 students
and 152 volunteers are currently busy tutoring 187 students.
LVVS nearly always has a waiting list of
students and has a constant need for tutors, explained Susan Graves, workshop
coordinator, board member, and tutor. But the organization often has to
overcome hesitation on the part of would-be volunteers.
“How can I teach somebody who doesn’t
know our language? Don’t I need to know their language to explain to them?” are
common questions, said Graves. “And our answer is ‘No.’ No, in fact you really
don’t want to speak in their language. You want to immerse them in English.
“Side by side, you start very basic, you
read out loud, you do the exercises, there’s lots of pictures and it’s amazing
how much just doing that every week that the student’s English capabilities
grow,” she said. READ
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Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. Old
(Eighth and Ninth graders)
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Literacy Skills A Road To Success
Pembina
Valley: 2.17.2020 by Ryan Funk
Jamie Friesen-Pankratz says there is a
moment when the students get a new passion for literacy.
Attending adult literacy classes isn't
only for people learning English for the first time; it's also an opportunity
for anyone to bring their reading and writing skills to the next level.
Regional
Connections offers two programs, Language Instruction for Newcomers to
Canada (LINC) and Adult Literacy, which is for newcomers and residents alike.
Literacy is a huge part of life, and
according to Albert Guenter; not only did taking the program help both his
reading and writing, but it also sparked a passion that wasn't there
before.Albert Guenter
"I did not like reading or writing
whatsoever, because I didn't know the language very well. When you try to read,
and you can't read very well, you don't want to read because you don't
understand it. As we've gone along, Jamie has taught us so much, and she would
give us books just so we could get the hang of it, and it was cool. I like
reading now." READ
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Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 9
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 13-15 yrs. Old
(Eighth and Ninth graders)
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