Literacy In The News :: Spanning the US
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Press Republican: 11.21.2020
Literacy
Volunteers of Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties
received a generous grant from the International Paper Foundation,
which will go towards Literacy Volunteers’ life skills curriculum.
Founded
in 1972, Literacy Volunteers has made it their mission to empower residents who
seek to improve their literacy skills, including reading, writing and speaking,
as well as math and High School Equivalency prep. Literacy Volunteers provides
one-on-one tutoring for both basic literacy and English language learners.
Services are delivered free of charge by well-trained tutors and staff who
assist learners in achieving their personal, educational and job-related goals.
“In the Adirondacks, and across rural America, residents are struggling with financial instability and social isolation. Inadequate education and insufficient literacy skills are among the root causes of this struggle,” Executive Director Linda Carela said. READ MORE ➤➤
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Midland Daily News: 11.21.2020 by Kathryn Tate, Director-Legacy Center
In
this season of thanksgiving, the Legacy Center is thankful
for the incredible commitment of our volunteer literacy tutors. This year, over
100 people have dedicated some portion of their time to working one-on-one with
a learner from the Legacy Center.
Our
volunteer tutors work one-on-one with people from the community. They focus on
one particular area: Adult Basic Education, Dyslexia Reading, or English as a
Second Language. Occasionally, they switch programs to stay with a learner who
is moving between programs. Sometimes they tutor across a couple programs
because their experience or specialty is in high-demand.
Our tutors are committed. This year they have tutored over 4,000 hours. Over 60% of our tutors have volunteered for us for more than three years. Individually, 17% of our tutors have donated over 500 hours to our learners. In the past 10 years, volunteers have given over 30,000 hours to our learners. READ MORE ➤➤
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Literacy Volunteers HBPL: 11.20.2020
Using
short YouTube travel videos is
a great way to have a conversation and practice writing.
Start the lesson by asking your learner to watch a video prior to your meeting time, or watch it together on Zoom.
Afterwards, talk about what you each saw in the
video.
Then,
practice writing!
Both
you and your learner, independently, hand-write what you took away from the
video, what was new, what you enjoyed, where you’d like to travel... Focus on
putting ideas down on paper, not so much about spelling or grammar.
Last,
read your sentences to each other person.
As
always, have FUN!
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