Literacy: Spanning the US
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Loudoun Literacy Council Launches Videos
To Promote Reading At Home
Loudoun Times: 3.30.2020 by Karen Graham
When schools closed in Loudoun County
due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials with the Loudoun Literacy Council
began to think of creative ways to continue their outreach to the children and
adults they work with regularly.
On March 26, they rolled out a fun new
way to promote reading: videos by some of Loudoun's most recognizable faces
reading children's books on social media.
The first video is from Loudoun County
Public Schools Public Information Officer Wayde Byard, who reads “10 Little
Ladybugs.”
They are hoping to do many more with
elected officials, school principals, librarians, musicians, teachers,
firefighters and anyone else who would like to contribute a video.
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To check out the videos -- or submit one
of your own -- visit the Loudoun Literacy Council's Facebook
page. WATCH
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 13
Reading Level: difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. Old
(college level entry)
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Hiring Hoosiers: Overcoming The Language
Barrier To Secure Employment
Indy Channel: 3.31.2020 by Marc Mullins
Hiring Hoosiers is an initiative from
RTV6 that works to connect Hoosiers to employment opportunities, career
development resources, training programs and educational paths. Learn
more about Hiring Hoosiers and
see new stories weekdays at 6 a.m. on RTV6.
When Keydi Rodriguez moved to Indiana
more than seven years ago, she knew only the most basic greeting.
"When I come here," she
explains in a heavy Spanish accent, "the only word I can speak, I say,
'Hi, How are you?' That's it."
Rodriguez, who hails from Honduras,
spoke very little English. She came to the U.S., and more specifically,
Indiana, to help her mother. Rodriguez admits her inability to speak English
turned out to be quite an obstacle.
"So it was a little bit hard at
that time to find some job," she says. At the time, Rodriguez had no
paycheck. No benefits. And little hope. There is help, however.
Several programs under the umbrella of
the Indianapolis-based Morales Group
on the city's northwest side are collaborating with several nonprofit agencies
and employers to help people who were in Rodriguez's predicament.
Yecenia Tostado is the executive
director of Project Azul, one of the programs associated with the Morales
Group.
Indy
Reads provides English-as-a-second language
classes at Morales Group offices twice a week.
The "Immigrant Welcome
Center" also provides access to English
classes. READ
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Based on (7)
readability formulas:
Grade Level: 7
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 11-13 yrs. Old
(Sixth and Seventh graders)
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S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Literally Speaking: March-April 2020
SMART goals can apply to any goals in
life. They can be long or short term.
For Example: Saving Money
Let’s say that your goal is to start
saving more money. This alone isn’t a SMART goal, but it can easily be modified
so that it is one.
Let's make this goal SMART!
For example: You could say that you want
to save $10,000 a year for the next ten years. Now, the goal is specific and
measurable because you have an amount that you are shooting for and the ability
to measure the amount you end up actually saving. This goal is time-bound as
well, since your goal is to save a specific amount each year over a given
period.
Whether the goal is achievable depends on
your own financial situation. Assuming it is, the goal fits that criteria as
well.
Lastly, you have to analyze whether
saving money is a relevant and important goal for you personally. If that is
true, then the goal in this example fits all the criteria of being a SMART
goal. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on (7) readability formulas:
Grade Level: 7
Reading Level: standard / average.
Reader's Age: 11-13 yrs. Old
(Sixth and Seventh graders)
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