Literacy: Spanning the US
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Misty Kothe Excited About
Opportunity To Be Executive Director Of Families and Literacy
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Times: 8.04.2020 by Jonathan Toye
Misty Kothe vividly remembers her first interaction with Mindy Wendele.
Twenty-two years later, she still enjoys telling the story.
Kothe was a senior representative on Tivy’s student council and was
helping plan the school’s 1998 homecoming parade. The student council wanted to
redirect the parade route through downtown. For that to happen, Kothe had to
call to obtain permission from Wendele, who was the Main Street manager for the
city at the time. Kothe had to summon the courage to dial the numbers.
“I remember being terrified of talking to her,” Kothe said.
That fear transformed into admiration. That phone conversation during
the fall of 1998 birthed a professional relationship that has continued to
benefit the Kerrville community. Wendele became a mentor to Kothe. A few years
after their phone conversation, Kothe and Wendele worked together for the City
of Kerrville. Now, Kothe is succeeding Wendele as the executive director for Families and Literacy, a
non-profit organization that offers a variety of adult education classes
including English as a Second Language, Civics & U.S. Government and
Computer Skills. It is also the only provider in Kerrville of the preparatory
courses for the General Education Development tests.
Wendele insists she isn’t retiring. She’s still going to be available
to help Kothe continue the organization’s legacy. She loved her six years at
Families and Literacy, witnessing countless success stories. Last year, a
person approached Wendele during the organization’s annual fundraiser,
Spellabration, and told her that Families and Literacy helped her obtain her
GED. She’s seen plenty of immigrants thrive after taking the English as a Second
Language class. Many of the immigrants were professionals in their native
nations; they were accountants, Families and Literacy helped them obtain the
credentials to practice their respective careers in the United States. 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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Workforce Literacy Workshops in Development
The
Literacy Place: August 2020
Our first virtual tutor
meeting will be on August 17 via Zoom. It has been some months since we've held
our regular tutor meetings, as they were previously held in the library. Now,
we will hold our meetings online in order to check in and collaborate with each
other. Since tutors are the backbone of our Adult Literacy
Services, these meetings will focus on tutors' needs and concerns.
During this month's meeting, we will discuss adapting to virtual tutor
sessions, goal-setting for learners, and the many workbooks and resources the
ALS program offers.
Workforce Literacy Workshops in
Development
The COVID-19 public health crisis has
worsened an already high unemployment rate in Imperial County--27.3% as of June
2020, according to the Employment Development Department of California. Because
of this urgent need, the Adult Literacy Services program is responding by
developing several workshops for adult learners. These workshops, which begin
in September, will aim to help learners build confidence, explore career options,
prepare for interviews, build their communication skills, market their skills,
and conduct effective job searches.
Our literacy program is
also working with existing community organizations to help learners receive the
support they need during these times. The main purpose of these workshops is to
assist learners with employment goals and direct them to the social services
they need. READ
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Readability
Consensus
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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Project Read Needs Volunteer
Tutors
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Herald: 8.06.2020 by Genelle Pugmire
Reading and writing are skills most people take for granted as they use
them daily. But for some, those skills are nonexistent and keep them from good
jobs and communicating effectively with family and friends.
Project Read, a
nonprofit organization that helps with adult literacy education, can help those
who can’t read and write. Through volunteer tutors, they build a bridge to help
them to better function in life.
“These people aren’t wearing a scarlet ‘A’ on their chest,” said
Shauna Brown, executive director. “You can’t recognize them. There were three
adults in my neighborhood that couldn’t read and two of them had their own
(successful) businesses.”
Brown said there is a need right now for volunteer tutors to help in
the morning at Project Read. You don’t have to be a scholar or school teacher
to tutor.
“If you have passion, we can give you the tools,” Brown said.
“Volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization.”
Brown said that many of Project Read’s clients have high school
diplomas and just got passed through the system. Some may have dyslexia or
other issues that one-on-one tutoring can help.
“They are not dumb. They have so many other skills that get them
through,” Brown said. READ
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Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 8
Reading Level: fairly easy to
read.
Reader's Age: 12-14 yrs. old
(Seventh and Eighth graders)
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