Literacy In The News :: Spanning the US
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Isha
shares her experience tutoring her learner, Marisela:
As
a college student involved in creative writing, poetry, and teaching English
literacy, I strive to make every meeting with my student Maricela very engaging
and inspiring. When Maricela first joined the library’s literacy program,
she was eager and ready to dive straight into goal-oriented lessons, go page by
page in the workbook, and learn flashcards. Though this progressed well, I
realized that introducing her to some light reading, poetry, and current
events could be a major breakthrough for her understanding of English. With
this in mind, we started planning out all the activities we could do together
on Zoom all while staying safe at home.
While
preparing for her citizenship exam and interview, Maricela has been especially
interested in the current issues regarding the US election and the COVID-19
pandemic. However, the topics that made headlines this past year were not
always uplifting. Together, Maricela and I chose to balance this by splitting
our time between reading the news, and reading a short story or poem that
reflects a positive outlook on life and learning. READ
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Wyoming News Now TV: 3.05.2021 by Grace Foulk
Collaborative Connections, Inc, was recently awarded a 2021 State Literacy Award from the Library of Congress for their Everyone Has a Story Project. The program enables inmates at Wyoming correctional facilities to select books for their children and to record themselves reading the books, building family connections through the power of stories. The Everyone Has a Story Project was nominated for the award by the Wyoming State Library through its Wyoming Center for the Book program.
The
Library of Congress State Literacy Awards
Program, made possible through the generous support of David M. Rubenstein,
recognizes organizations or programs that have made outstanding contributions
to promoting literacy and/or reading in a state or local community.
Collaborative
Connections was one of only seven organizations selected nationally. “I’m so
pleased that this project was nominated and selected for the award,” said Mary
Kay Huck, founder of the Everyone Has a Story Project. “The incarcerated, and
especially their children left without a parent at home, are often neglected by
those of us on the ‘outside.’ It’s our hope that the award will shed light on
these families.”
Connection
Collaborative
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Benito Link: 3.08.2021 by Natalya Gallion
I
met Rebecca Salinas seven years ago at San Benito County Free Library as an English
Second Language student and I have loved her from our very first session!
Rebecca’s great ability to make you feel comfortable, warm and cozy beside her
is admirable. Moreover, Rebecca’s amazing talent to explain any material in an
easy-to-understand way was outstanding. She helped me a lot with my English and
I was happy even just to enjoy her company. Later I learned that she had four
more students just like me.
Another community nonprofit Rebecca serves on is the Friends of the San Benito County Free Library Board as a president, vice president, secretary and now as a treasurer. Moreover, Rebecca tutors in an Adult Literacy Program, Summer Reading Program, art, Winter Program and others. READ MORE ➤➤
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