Literacy In The News :: Spanning the US
Our Inspired Citizenship program has seen 200 new citizens of
the United States of America. Inspired Citizenship offers a Civic classes and
one on one tutoring.
Martha
is one of the learners in our Inspired Citizenship program at the moment.
Martha also participates in our Gr ESL program. I talk with Martha about what Citizenship
means to her. To listen to our short discussion please click the link
below. LISTEN 03:01
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Daily Times: 1.17.2021 by Amy Beth Miller
COVID-19
has been a triple hit to adult education efforts.
The
need to address skill gaps is more intense, pandemic precautions make
delivering instruction complicated and funding is critically low.
The
Adult Education Foundation of Blount County
had planned a big celebration for its 25th Annual Adult Spelling Bee in April
2020, an event that traditionally brings in more than $4,000 but had to be
canceled because of COVID-19.
The AEFBC partners with other organizations to offer a wide variety of programs. Despite the county’s relatively low unemployment rate, the need for higher literacy, numeracy and workforce skills is high.
Estimates
based on data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult
Competencies put one in six Blount County residents at the lowest level of
literacy.
“They
can’t really comprehend printed material,” particularly beyond short
paragraphs, Taylor explained.
Nearly
39% are at Level 2 on the three-level scale, struggling to do more than simple
measurements. READ MORE ➤➤
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Berkshire Eagle: 1.19.2021 by Jeannie Maschino
The
Literacy
Network of South Berkshire announces the launch of its new monthly
cable TV show, "Literacy Network of South Berkshire Presents …."
Co-hosted
by LitNet Executive Director Leigh Doherty and LitNet board member and local
educator Roselle Chartock, each episode will delve into LitNet's past, present
and future by featuring learners, tutors, individuals significant to the
organization's history and development, community leaders, educational
professionals and more.
The
show’s goal is to spread awareness of the work the organization does, to delve
into topics surrounding adult and ESOL education, and to inform the community
of how it might become involved with LitNet.
In the show’s first episode, "Tutor Talk," Doherty speaks with four LitNet tutors — two seasoned, two new — about why they became involved in LitNet, what their journeys with their learners have been like and their advice to prospective tutors. WATCH 28:35
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