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Literacy: Spanning the US

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Broaden Horizons By Volunteering With Literacy Council

Salisbury Post: 3.08.2020 by Salisbury Post Editorial Board

Compromise always seems tougher when debates are politicized and, as a result, polarizing.

There’s not many better examples than immigration. In a national survey in July by the Pew Research Center, for example, 57% of Republicans or people who lean Republican said the country loses its identity if it’s too open to people from all over the world. That’s a sharp contrast with people who say they’re Democrats or lean Democratic — 86% say America’s openness to people from all over the world is essential to who we are as a nation.

Both numbers are different than the country at large, 62% of which says America’s openness to people from all over the world is essential to who we are as a nation. But increasingly and through self-sorting, Americans find themselves living in something like 57% or 86% communities. Some Rowan Countians live in communities where the percentage is much sharper. It’s part of the reason why compromise is tougher than ever to find on any range of topics and even in casual conversations: people circulate in homogeneous communities — political, racial or otherwise.

What if, instead of automatically retreating to partisan corners, ideas and opinions were informed by personal experiences?

A good way to start broadening your horizons is to volunteer.

Consider the Rowan County Literacy Council, which offers tutors to help legal residents study to become naturalized citizens. That’s in addition to English as a second language, adult basic education and other services.  READ MORE ➤➤

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Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old (Twelfth graders)

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Diane Robinson: Ruby Award

Daily Republic: 3.15.2020

Diane Robinson grew up with a secret she didn’t want anyone to know. She was dyslexic and would wonder why she was different from the other children at school.

Then, she watched as her son struggled with the same situation.

One day she walked into the Fairfield Civic Center Library and saw a flyer offering help with literacy. Now, she leads the newcomer meeting for the Women Helping Women literacy group.

Her efforts to help other women learn literacy earned her Soroptimist International of Central Solano County’s Ruby Award, given to a woman who is making a difference in her community.  READ MORE ➤➤

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Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 6

Reading Level: fairly easy to read.

Reader's Age: 10-11 yrs. Olds

(Fifth and Sixth graders)

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Literacy Teacher Excels From The Courtroom To The Classroom

Journal Times: 3. 6.2020 by Scott Williams

As a criminal defense lawyer, Brigette Kutschma saw many clients struggle to get their lives under control simply because they lacked basic reading and writing skills.

So, the Lake Geneva attorney volunteered with the Walworth County Literacy Council and soon found herself tutoring people.

Kutschma then launched a jailhouse literacy program, and later she started spending two nights a week teaching English language skills to Spanish-speaking students at Badger High School.

For someone who has never had any formal training as a teacher, Kutschma has dedicated much of her life to education.

Now, she is being recognized with an award as Outstanding Teacher of the Year from a national organization that promotes literacy and adult learning.

Kutschma, 43, of the town of Linn, will travel to the East Coast this summer to accept the outstanding teacher award from the Coalition on Adult Basic Education. READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Based on (7) readability formulas:

Grade Level: 13

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. Old

(college level entry)