Literacy In The News :: Spanning the US
Hurricane Devastates Man’s Homeland, Carolina Literacy Program Preps Him For College
WSOC TV: 9.11.2020
A
38-year-old Indian Trail resident moved with his wife and 16-year-old daughter
to the area almost two years ago after hurricanes devastated his native
islands.
Dion
Rymer didn’t know how his family—both locally and those still in the British
Virgin Islands—would react when they found out he enrolled in Common
Heart’s adult literacy program to improve his reading and writing skills.
He describes their reactions in two words: “Very proud.”
He
was working full-time to support his family, but still had a dream to go to
college and prepare for a career in information technology.
Now,
almost a year later, he’s completed the program and is enrolled at Central
Piedmont Community College, taking the first steps toward the career he wants.
Common
Heart received a $5,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The
grant is part of more than $8.6 million awarded to more than 950 schools,
nonprofits and other organizations in communities where Dollar General Stores
are found.
Rymer’s
success story is a true highlight for the Literacy Volunteers program which
allowed him to set and then achieve reachable goals. WATCH 02:39
Automatic Readability Checker
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 11
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth
to Eleventh graders)
Literacy
Pittsburgh In Need Of Volunteers For Adult Education Programs
CBS Local: 9.02.2020
The
coronavirus pandemic has caused issues for adults looking to further their
education.
Adult
literacy programs are looking for help as hundreds of people are submitting
applications for free tutoring services. But few are actually volunteering as
tutors.
“Adult
education is something a lot of folks don’t think about, but there really is a
great need,” Maria Polinsky of Literacy
Pittsburgh told KDKA.
The
organization is swamped. Literacy Pittsburgh prepares adults in Allegheny and
Beaver counties for the workforce by providing free tutoring to more than 5,000
people each year.
“In
Allegheny County alone there’s about 54,000 adults who either don’t have a high
school credential or don’t have the adequate English language skills,” said
Polinsky.
With
high unemployment rates this year because of the pandemic, more people are
looking to up their education to pivot careers.
“People
need skills to be ready for the workforce of today,” said Polinsky. WATCH 02:01
Automatic
Readability Checker
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 10
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 14-15 yrs. old
(Ninth to Tenth graders)
'News
for You' Grant Helps Literacy Students Learn Online
Patch.com Radnor:
9.03.2020
In
March of 2020, the Delaware County Literacy Council
(DCLC) was awarded a Mobile Learning Fund Grant from ProLiteracy.
The grant provided a free subscription to News for You Online,
a weekly newspaper with topical articles and literacy lessons that can be
accessed online.
The
timing of the grant turned out to be extra-helpful, given that DCLC interrupted
all in-person learning on March 13, 2020, in accordance with Governor Wolf's
stay-at-home orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Since
March 13, DCLC Teachers have been holding their classes in basic literacy,
English as a Second Language (ESL), and GED preparation online. DCLC's
volunteer tutors have also been reaching out to their adult students via online
video platforms, video chats, and by telephone. News for You Online has come in
handy during this shift in instruction.
According
to ESL Teacher James Stein, News for You Online is "easy to use during
online classes since I can screen-share it and make use of the online features,
such as the interactive article exercises. Sometimes I assign homework based on
the Teacher's Guide or we use it as a basis for class discussion. I like that
there have been several articles related to COVID-19, which is on everyone's
minds. READ MORE ➤➤
Automatic Readability Checker
Based
on 7 readability formulas:
Grade
Level: 12
Reading
Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's
Age: 17-18 yrs. old
(Twelfth
graders)
Writer to Writer
Celebration Event
CLA Calendar: 9.8.2020
Join
adult literacy learners and State Librarian Greg Lucas in
honoring the winners of the annual Writer to Writer Challenge!
Writer to Writer is an annual writing contest held in literacy programs
in Southern California Library Literacy Network libraries
and Monterey County Free Library.
Learners
read a book, then write a letter to the author about the impact the book had on
their life.
Hear
the learners read their letters and get inspired to create your own Writer to
Writer letter.
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