Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: February 2019


Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events
February 2019

SCLLN
Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California and National –
Southern California Library Literacy Network
for more information
Southern California & California


Feb. 01      Literacy Action Week
Feb. 01      World Read Aloud Day
Feb. 01      El Civics Conferences CASAS Sacramento
Feb. 06      Global School Play Day
Feb. 07      Harry Potter Book Night
Feb. 07      Young Child Los Angeles Expo Good Samaritan Hospital
Feb. 07      California School Library Conference City of Industry
Feb. 08      CARS+ Convention Sacramento
Feb. 09      CATESOL OC Spring Workshop UCI
Feb. 11      Overview of Orton Gillingham Approach OnLine
Feb. 11      ISME Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive Training San Francisco
Feb. 14      Book Giving Day
Feb. 15      Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego
Feb. 18      El Civics Conferences CASAS Pasadena City College
Feb. 20      Spanish Language Book Fair Commerce Library
Feb. 21      Mother Language Day
Feb. 22      El Civics Conferences CASAS N Orange Community College Anaheim
Feb. 22      CATE Conference San Francisco
Feb. 23      Riverside Dickens Festival
Feb. 26      Tell A Fairy Tale Day
Feb. 28      Digital Learning Day



Sunday, January 27, 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar
Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ OC Anaheim City Library 10a
Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Anaheim PL 10a
Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a
Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a
Feb. 05      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p
Feb. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Co Library 5p
Feb. 07      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p
Feb. 09      Trivia Challenge Glendora Library Azusa Pacific Univ 2p
Feb. 19      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 11a
Feb. 25      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Feb. 26      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 6p
Feb. 28      Read OC Speaker Series Fair Housing Westminster Library 5:30p

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module
Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy last Friday month 10:00 - 12 N
LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Friday, January 18, 2019

Carlsbad Library :: Literacy Pairs Share Their Breakthroughs

Literacy Breakthroughs: Carlsbad Library Learning Center Literacy Pairs
Learning Connections: January/February 2019 by Carrie Scott

Even with the most effective tutoring pairs, plateaus can happen. Sometimes, you may find you’re in a rut, struggling with a new learning theory or needing a different approach.

Here are three Carlsbad Library Learning Center literacy pairs who shared their recent breakthroughs and leaps forward! We hope that their stories will inspire you to try new techniques, tools and ideas.

Andrea G. and Anastasio S — Writer to Writer
Anastasio had never typed a letter before. He'd written some paragraphs, but never a complete letter, and certainly not to an author! Last year, he entered the Writer to Writer Challenge, a contest for adult learners to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book impacted their life. Anastasio chose the book "Road Trip" by Gary Paulson. He said he liked the book, because he enjoyed how the characters became friends on the trip. His tutor Andrea helped him by asking a lot of questions! Who were your favorite characters? Why do you like them? What questions would you have for the author? When asked what he would tell a fellow learner about writing a letter, he said, "It's not that hard. Just express yourself!"

Stephanie S. and Adriana M. — Phono-Graphix
Tutor Stephanie had been working with her learner on Phono-Graphix for about six weeks. Because her learner had been in the program before, she flew through the initial lessons and even the advanced code sound lessons, because the words were familiar to her. Stephanie wondered whether she was getting any benefit from the exercises. However, they had just started reading a novel that had many complex words. Several times, the learner came across an unfamiliar word, and she would pronounce it correctly (or correct her initial mispronunciation) and explain why a vowel sound was the correct one. They are both encouraged that she could pronounce a word correctly and, more importantly, understand why!

Rylee C. and Souad B. — Read Live
This pair had been meeting for about 6 months, and even though they were making progress, the learner was eager to learn faster. That's when we introduced them to Read Live, a computer program where the learner reads along with a story, while learning new vocabulary. According to Souad, "I'm learning a lot with reading and spelling. The sounding out of the words is very good and so is the repetition." The program is timed, and tutor Rylee noticed that Souad wants to finish the paragraph before the time is up. Rylee remarked,
"The timer keeps her wanting to read. She likes the challenge!"  READ MORE >>


Friday, January 11, 2019

Governor Newsom Releases First State Budget :: Funding Proposed for Library Programs & Prison Literacy via CLA

California State
Library Budget

Governor Newsom Releases First State Budget
Funding proposed for library programs and prison literacy
News From the Capitol: 1.10.2019 by Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists

At 11 a.m. this morning, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference at the Secretary of State’s Office auditorium to present the first state Budget of his new Administration.  Governor Newsom introduced a $209 billion proposed Budget, of which $144 billion is General Fund (e.g. versus “special funds,” etc.). 

The Governor explained in detail numerous programs that were priorities for him, stating, “I want to do justice to the magnitude of the decisions.  These dollars are attached to real people and real people’s lives.” He has focused a great deal of new funding in health and human services and K-12 and higher education, including early childhood education, special education, and providing the first two years free for community college enrollees.

“The message we are advancing here is discipline,” the Governor stated.  As such, he has dedicated a large amount of the new funding to “one-time” enhancements (must be spent in Budget year 2019-2020), rather than “ongoing” funds.

The Governor is proposing the following:

-“Online Service Systems - $1 million General Fund one-time for online systems for use by public libraries to support efficient access to resources.”

-“Lunch at the Library - $1 million General Fund one-time for library districts to develop summer meal programs for students in low-income communities.”



Friday, January 4, 2019