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Chesterfeld Observer: 3.24.2021 by Eileen Abbott
Deborah has been struggling to read since
elementary school, where she says a teacher called her a “dummy” many years
ago.
Now a grandmother in her 60s, she is
determined to learn to read well enough that she can obtain her G.E.D. “It’s never
too late to learn,” she says.
For two years, Deborah has been a student in
an adult literacy class at the READ
Center, a Richmond-based nonprofit
that provides classroom instruction at no cost to the students and includes two
Chesterfield learning locations.
During the past year, those classes have
continued without pause despite the pandemic, thanks to the center’s ability to
quickly shift gears from in-person to virtual classes to protect students and
teachers from COVID-19.
“When the closure of public buildings came
late last winter, there were no contingency plans for teaching sans a physical
classroom,” recalls Donald Wilms, a retired English teacher with Chesterfield
County Public Schools who now teaches with READ. “At the time only one of my students
had easy access to both a laptop and the Internet. But everyone had a
smartphone and several of the tutors who work with me were more than willing to
teach over the phone one-to-one with a student so that learning could
continue.”
For many of READ’s adult students already
challenged by low literacy, the past year has meant persevering through the
added challenge of acquiring the digital skills needed to learn remotely. READ MORE ➤➤
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Rapid City Journal: 3.25.2021 by Tanya Manus
Morgan VonHaden leads a team at the South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement
Center that created digital
resources to help families, educators and students of all ages with learning
during COVID-19. On Wednesday, VonHaden received a national award from the Coalition on Adult Basic Education.
COABE, an organization dedicated to
advancing the field of adult literacy, honored VonHaden with its 2021 Local Excellence
in Advocacy Award during its online national conference. The award recognizes
an individual outstanding advocate.
“It’s such an honor to get this award,” said
VonHaden, project director for the Rapid City-based South Dakota Statewide
Family Engagement Center. “I have about 14 staff throughout the state that have
developed these amazing resources we share with schools and adult learners. …
My team has been knocking it out of the park since COVID-19 happened. It’s cool
we’re getting recognized at a national level.”
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| National City Literacy Resource Site |
Literacy Services Newsletter: March 2021
My name is Samuel, I have been tutoring at
the National
City Public Library for more than 2 years.
First a work study tutor from my school and then as a volunteer, proud to say I
have absolutely no regrets to have been around this library for this long. The
amazing people I have met, both fellow workers and learners are just one of the
many reasons why I would not trade this experience for anything.
I have tutored GED, ASVAB & other
subjects like general education in high school, middle school, and even elementary
school for the Children’s department. Each one of my learners has been special
and has led me to not only discover more about them, but it has also led me to
discover more about myself.
It is always amazing to see the
determination of each learner to take the step forward to do something that
could potentially help them improve their lives forever. Ranging from the youth
who wish to excel in their classes to adults who know they still have not
achieved their full potential and want more out of life. READ
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