Proud Moments – READ/OCRead Writes: Jan 2009 Newsletter
Our dedicated tutors and learners continue to make great strides in their learning, even during this busy holiday season! Here are just a few of their achievements in December, taken from monthly reports:
~ Drove to Fullerton Court by himself reading a homemade map that the tutor and learner wrote together.
~ Learner’s application for citizenship was accepted with no errors.
~ Learner wrote a letter in English to his parents in Egypt inviting them to visit him in the US.
~ Learner wrote a letter to her tutor on her release from jail:
“Dear Teacher, Thank you for showing me that I can read more than I thought. Your classes taught me so much. I enjoyed every class and will miss you teaching me. It was a pleasure having you teach me so much.”
~ Over the holidays, one learner worked on his goal of learning to write letters by sending a Christmas greeting to his tutor over email.
~ Learner completed her application to attend community college.
~ Learner successfully completed his unemployment paperwork ahead of schedule and was granted a phone interview to better state his case.
~ One WIN learner was able to get back into GED classes because of his work with his tutor. He expects to be testing this month.
~ A learner who is enrolled in college courses started to review and proofread her papers for school using the techniques practiced with her tutor. The teacher of her class noticed her improvement.
~ Learner gained the confidence to start speaking with her children in English.
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