New Literacy Program In
Redlands Focuses On Families
Redlands
Daily Facts: 1.18.2020 by Diane Shimota by Adult Literacy Coord-A.K. Smiley
Library
Many
adults enroll in the Adult Literacy
Program at A.K. Smiley Public Library to improve their reading and writing
so that they can read to their children, help their children with their
homework, and communicate effectively with their children’s teachers.
In
September 2019, the California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), recognizing
that parents and caregivers are their children’s first and most important
teachers, awarded the adult literacy program at Smiley library a grant to fund
a family literacy program. The mission of the program is to introduce adult
learners and their children to the value and pleasure of reading together and
to reduce the risk of multi-generational illiteracy.
The
Family Literacy Program at Smiley library helps low-literacy parents develop
the skills to support their children’s education and teaches families how to
create positive learning experiences. At monthly family literacy meetings,
participants learn from each other and family literacy consultants Renee
Kennedy and Joan Prehoda, who engage both parents and children in activities
that encourage reading comprehension. READ
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Tutor Orientation
Jan
28 ◯ 6pm
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