Adult literacy learners gain
leadership skills at ‘boot camp’ in Redlands
Redlands Daily Facts: 5.12.2018
by Diane Shimota, Literacy Coord - A.K. Smiley Library
The Adult Learner Leadership Institute (ALLI)
is a training program designed for adult learners and sponsored by the California Library Literacy Services, a
division of the California State Library. ALLI gives
advanced adult literacy learners the opportunity to improve their leadership
skills.
This
year the Southern California ALLI boot camp was hosted by the Redlands Adult Literacy Program at A.K.
Smiley Public Library.
Five
adult learners with the Redlands Adult Literacy Program have attended past ALLI boot camps. They have used their leadership skills in the Redlands community by
speaking to the City Council, representing the adult literacy program at
community events, sharing their experience with new tutors and encouraging new
adult learners to improve their reading and writing. ALLI graduates in the
Redlands Adult Literacy Program serve as leaders in the community and at the
library.
Nineteen
adult learners, including five from the Redlands Adult Literacy Program,
attended this year’s ALLI boot camp. The program included sessions led by ALLI
graduates, including four adult learners from the Redlands Adult Literacy
Program.
Session
topics included leadership, self-esteem, advocacy, networking, goal setting and
public speaking. The attendees had many opportunities to work in teams and to express
their thoughts and ideas. Each attendee drafted, edited, practiced and
presented a speech about literacy or leadership. For most, it was their first
experience speaking in front of a group.
One
ALLI facilitator, Ana Alcantar from the Redlands Adult Literacy Program, said
she was amazed at how much the attendees had learned over the weekend. She was
impressed by their speeches and enthusiasm for helping adult literacy programs
in their communities. READ MORE >>
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