Redlands literacy program helps persistent learner achieve success
Redlands Daily Facts: 5.06.2017 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator, AK Smiley Public
Library
The inability to read
and write stops many people from achieving their dreams, whether those dreams
are getting an education, acquiring a job, communicating with others or even
finding a partner on a dating website.
Did you know that some
people refuse to date a person who cannot write a proper sentence, or that a
basic level of literacy is necessary to send text messages? Cryptic as they
often are, these little bits of language still need to be understandable.
The mission of the Redlands Adult Literacy Program is to provide professional and confidential tutoring in reading
and writing to help people in the Redlands community reach their literacy
goals. More than 100 learners have participated in the literacy program this
year, each working hard with a tutor to achieve a unique set of goals.
Let me introduce you
to one of our hardworking learners.
Desmond Davis is a creative
person who is skilled at building things. Recently, he designed and built his
own Snookball table, a giant pool table that sits on the ground. READ MORE @
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