Literacy In The News :: Spanning the US
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Wiscasset Newspaper: 10.02.2020 by Dan Burson, Midcoast Literacy
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all
ages, is looking for volunteer tutors to work with school-age children,
especially in the Brunswick/Bath area. Tutors are needed for children ages 6-14
who are struggling to read at grade level and for children from asylum seeking
families who are learning to speak, read, and write in English.
“The
COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting changes to school schedules and family
responsibilities have only made the need for tutors more acute,” says Katie
Clark, Midcoast Literacy’s Read Together Program Director. “More children are
falling behind on reading, while some tutors no longer feel safe working with
kids for health reasons. We have children waiting to be matched with tutors!”
Since March, sessions have been taking place remotely via Zoom and other platforms, and in-person via sessions held outside. As the weather changes, some tutoring pairs are moving their sessions to inside locations that allow for appropriate distancing and protection measures. Individuals meeting in-person can be provided with face shields and/or masks and are asked to maintain adequate physical distance as they work. READ MORE ➤➤
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Amee
Fletcher, 27, has spent years working toward her No. 1 goal: passing the High
School Equivalency Test.
Diagnosed
with severe ADHD— or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — she struggled
in school, and needed instruction that worked with her pace. Then, she found
the Carlsbad Literacy Program.
Fletcher
was born in Arizona, where she spent her first couple years of grade school,
but then switched to homeschooling after a series of moves. She has been in the
Carlsbad area for 11 years.
Fletcher
tried taking classes at the New Mexico State University Carlsbad for three and
a half years, each semester getting discouraged by the fast pace of the classes
and eventually dropping out.
"They were trying to teach me at high school level when I'm down here, at third and fourth grade … It doesn't mix," Fletcher said. "(At the college) they finally told me about this place, and I literally, immediately that day, I went and tried to come here, but they were already closed. So the next day they opened I was here signing up." READ MORE ➤➤
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Contra Costa County Library Blog: 10.05.2020 by CCCL KateM
Ryae was
enrolled in Project Second Chance,
the Library’s adult literacy program, when she wrote this essay for our book of
student writing, In Our Words. Want to be an informed voter? Come
to live virtual forums on candidates and ballot measures with Library
partner League
of Women Voters or watch the recordings on CCCL
YouTube.
Every
Vote Counts
By
Ryae L.
I
think voting is one of the best systems in democratic countries. Voting will
decide who will have power to govern and the best way to guide for the country
and each state and district. Before you vote, you should consider carefully and
choose the right people and issues. They should have a clear vision for the
country and be able to work together on many issues with different parties.
Sometimes very important issues could fail by a small amount of voting
counts.
In
my home country of South Korea, first election started 1963 after 1961 May
coup, even though we have a thousand years of history. On other hand, the USA
voting system started in 1789, only 230 years ago, by choosing George
Washington as first president. I’m very lucky to live in the USA and have a
right to vote.
We
can’t waste our vote. We must respect our voting system and show our ideas and
opinions to the system by voting. If you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to
complain about our government and issues. You can make difference by voting for
the right people and issues. Every vote is very important and effects
government and society. =You can make the best government by voting.
Vote! Vote! Vote! READ MORE ➤➤
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