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Meet EA’s Lynne Brenner Who’s Watering
Seeds and Growing Literacy
Executive Arrangements:
7.13.2020 by Peg Furnas
Could
you share a bit about yourself Lynne, where you’ve lived in and outside of NE
Ohio? Growing up I moved every few years and landed in Cleveland during high
school. I’ve lived in multiple communities; east, downtown, and west. My
husband and partner of 30+ years, Tom, and I are empty nesters with four adult
children, and recently welcomed two wonderful daughters-in-law. Post college I
worked in the banking industry, and then decided to stay at home with my children
to be more involved with their lives and with the community, and to support
philanthropic organizations.
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In
your eight years with EA we have seen your heart and passion for volunteering.
What other organizations have you shared your time with prior to Seeds
of Literacy? I’ve held board positions for PTA and Avon
Junior Women’s Club, and volunteered at animal shelters. I currently work with
disabled children using horses as therapy and support families who foster
children and environmental organizations. I enjoy a seasonal staff position
with the Cleveland International Film Festival and volunteered for eight years
prior to this role.
Speaking
of Seeds of Literacy, WOW, they are doing amazing work! Yes, they are! The difference
they make in adults’ lives drew me to Seeds two years ago. I began tutoring,
meeting with students in one of their two locations. I have also worked on the
fundraising committee and attended community events to bring awareness to the
program. Since 1997, Seeds has provided free, one-to-one tutoring in basic
education and high school equivalency (HSE) preparation to adults in Cuyahoga
County. One-to-one tutoring offers maximum learning by building relationships
of trust between the student and the tutor. It is a strong program that has
student retention and graduation rates that are twice the national average. Our
goal is simple: to help our students increase literacy levels, strengthen
educational foundations, and grow to love learning, in order to help our
students, break the cycle of poverty and find success in life. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 10
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 14-15 yrs. old
(Ninth
to Tenth graders)
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Small Group Award Winner – Student Evaluators, Literacy Green Bay
We Are Green Bay:
8.17.2020 by Addy Bink
The
annual Wisconsin Public Service Volunteer Awards Breakfast will be held
virtually this year on Thursday, August 20.
The
Volunteer Center of Brown County is proud to honor the volunteers who
selflessly give their time and talents to help improve the community.
Meet
Student Evaluators, Literacy Green Bay:
Our
small group award recipients help more individuals in our community gain
self-sufficiency. Low literacy, limited English proficiency and lack of education
credentials affect employment opportunities and earnings for families and
individuals and this in turn affects the economic outlook on our local economy.
The population who strives to learn English or want to earn their high school
diploma equivalency turn to Literacy Green Bay for help.
Literacy
Green Bay helps to stop the cycle of societal issues with volunteers like
Student Evaluators. The Student Evaluators at Literacy Green Bay are the first
step to lifelong learning and an improved outlook on life and becomes a ripple
effect that benefits the entire community. Improved literacy skills foster a parent’s
self-confidence to participate more fully in their children’s education and
within their community. READ MORE ➤➤
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 15
Reading
Level: very difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: College graduate
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Shauna Brown Fights For
The ABCs Of Adult Literacy While Fostering A Happy Home
Utah
Valley 360:
8.17.2020 by Greg Bennett
Shortly after she graduated from BYU in 2000, Shauna Brown of Eagle
Mountain volunteered as an adult reading tutor with Project
Read in Provo. It was an enriching part of her life and something that fed
a passion for adult literacy. In fact, she even considered applying to be the
organization’s executive director, but decided against it because she and her husband
were planning to move to Taiwan to teach English and enjoy international
adventures before settling into careers and family.
However,
just as the plane tickets were nearly purchased, she and her husband had a
feeling they should stay in Provo.
“I called
a member of the board and asked if they’d already found someone to fill that
role,” Shauna says. “Luckily, they hadn’t.”
Despite
her lack of experience, the board hired her as the executive director, a role
she has now cherished for 19 years.
“Adult
literacy issues can be very isolating,” Shauna says. “These are not dumb
people. They have amazing skills — they just can’t read.”
Many
of the organization’s participants have dyslexia or other learning disability
and haven’t had access to successful techniques and treatments. They have also
developed coping mechanisms and habits that limit communal knowledge of their
illiteracy, making it harder to receive help.
READ MORE ➤➤
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 11
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth
to Eleventh graders)
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Local Spotlight: Capital Area Literacy
Coalition
Feldman
Chevrolet Lansing: 8.20.2020
Did you know that approximately 20% of adults
in the Greater Lansing area are functionally illiterate? That means, according
to the 2010 U.S. Census, roughly 93,000 adults in the state of Michigan cannot
read at a basic reading level.
The Capital Area Literacy Coalition, also known as the Reading People, was
established to help close the gaps in our education system in order to reduce,
and ultimately illuminate, functional illiteracy. Read more about how they’re
doing it in the local spotlight below!
What is Functional Illiteracy?
Functional illiteracy is defined as the
inability to read above a third grade reading level, which is the reality for
many embers of the Greater Lansing community. While your first thought may be
leisure reading, it’s actually much more than that.
Functional illiteracy means not being able
to accomplish necessary everyday activities in adulthood like reading the
instructions of a microwave dinner or completing a Social Security application. READ MORE ➤➤
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 11
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth
to Eleventh graders)
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