Santa Monica Library :: Literacy Education for Adults & Families via Seascape

Literacy Education for Adults & Families

Seascape: Sep/Oct 2019 pp 4-5

The Library’s Literacy Education for Adults & Families (LEAF) program includes literacy services for all ages. For more information on any of these programs call the Main Library at 310.458.8600, stop by any Library location.

ADULT LITERACY TUTORING

Volunteer literacy tutors work one-on-one with adult learners in a library setting. Tutors meet with learners once or twice per week to work on learning goals in one- to two-hour sessions.

CAREER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL

The Library offers scholarships for this program, which provides adult students the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and a career certificate.

COMPUTER CLASSES

The Library offers free beginner, intermediate and advanced instruction on various topics.

CONNECTED FAMILIES EVENTS

Play sessions with high-tech and low-tech activities to promote computational thinking, spark creativity and encourage family togetherness. For families with children ages 4-12.

DIGITAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH

A variety of workshops that help young people develop digital skills. Tech & U (ages 8-12) focuses on being safe and ethical online. CoderDojo (ages 8-17) teaches kids and teens computer science and coding. 3D Printing Workshops (ages 8 and up) is where kids and teens learn to create designs for 3D printing.

DIGITAL LITERACY FOR ADULTS

A variety of programs that provide adults the opportunity to develop digital skills. Programs include Appy Hour, a hands-on assistance with using a personal computing device; Computer Skills Classes, is instruction on a variety of computer topics; HTML/CSS, are workshops on how to use HTML/ CSS to create a website; Open Labs, are informal sessions for exploring virtual reality, 3D printing and other emerging technologies.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES

An ongoing series taught by SMMUSD Adult Education Center instructors. Students must be 18 years or older. Enrollment is through the Adult Education Center. Contact Olga Saucedo at 310.664.6222, ext. 76203 to enroll.

L.E.A.R.N. HOMEWORK HELP

Free homework help and reading comprehension skills-building for students grades 1 through 8. Volunteers work with students one-on-one for 20-minute sessions. L.E.A.R.N. is a drop-in program. No registration required.

READING-2-GO PROGRAM

For families with children ages 1-4. Participants receive a rotation of themed kits containing books, music and educational toys, training with a librarian, and weekly tips on making reading easy and fun texted to your smartphone. Kits are available in English, Spanish and Amharic.

WALK-IN TUTORING

Friendly volunteer tutors provide help with basic reading and writing, as well as computer skills such as using the internet, opening and using an email account and filling out online forms or applications.  READ MORE >>

Colton Library :: Introduces Adult GED Study Groups

Colton Library

Colton Public Library Introduces Adult GED Study Groups

City News Group: 8.22.2019 by Suzanne Busch, Literacy Program Assistant

The Colton Public Library is calling all adults who want to expand their knowledge and increase their abilities in different areas of study. If you've been wanting to go back to school or just improve your skill sets, don't miss out on the library's program.

Colton Public Library’s Advance to Literacy Program will begin a new series of study group meetings for people ages 18 and older in September 2019.

The first subject for study will be Math and Science. A volunteer tutor will lead the study groups.

This program is FREE. Registration is required. Please call Colton Public Library’s Advance to Literacy Office at (909) 370-5170 to register.

Carlsbad Library :: Celebrates Literacy Month with Graduation Ceremony

City Celebrates Literacy Month with Graduation Ceremony

City of Carlsbad News Updates: 8.31.2017

Sep 05 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation 12N

Sep 14 Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation 6p

The City of Carlsbad is celebrating National Literacy Month with a graduation ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., at the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center, 3368 Eureka Place. The ceremony will recognize the hard work of the first graduates from the new Career Online High School program, a partnership of the Carlsbad City Library through the California State Library, Gale, part of Cengage Learning and the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation's Benson Family Trust. Career Online High School offers adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certificate online.

About Career Online High School

Career Online High School provides scholarships to qualified adults who are looking to expand their career opportunities, prepare for workforce entry and continue their education.

Career Online High School is free and open to residents of Carlsbad and neighboring communities.

To be considered for enrollment, applicants need to complete an online self-assessment, prerequisite course and an in-person interview.

Once enrolled in the program, Career Online High School connects each student with an online academic coach, who provides the student with a customized career path, offers ongoing guidance, evaluates performance and connects the student with the resources needed to complete the courses.

Students are given up to 18 months to complete the program.

Career Online High School is one of several learning programs the Carlsbad City Library offers to the community.

About Library Literacy Services

Since 1984, Carlsbad City Library's Literacy Services staff has matched English-speaking adults with volunteer tutors who help them meet their goals with reading, writing and computer skills.

All services are free and confidential.

Since its inception, the literacy program has helped more than 2,000 adults participate more fully in their lives by getting better jobs, reading to their children and learning how to use a computer.

The literacy program also provides those interested with an opportunity to volunteer. Last year, tutors logged 10,000 volunteer hours.

In addition to literacy tutoring, the Library Learning Center provides traditional library services, homework assistance and study rooms, public computer access and computer classes, story times for children, teen programs and special events.  MORE INFORMATION @

San Diego Public Library :: READ/San Diego :: Tutor Conference :: June 10

READ/San Diego’s 27th Annual

Tutor Conference

Saturday, June 10, 2017

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

University of San Diego

Join READ/San Diego, literacy tutors, teachers, and literacy professionals from across California for a day of informative and enjoyable hands-on workshops. Twenty-four workshops are scheduled in four strands, with a catered luncheon served between the strands featuring keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Krashen.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Stephen Krashen

Literacy Development: The Easy Way is the Only Way

Dr. Stephen D. Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, is a linguistics expert specializing in the theories of language acquisition and development, a field in which he has authored nearly 500 publications.

Workshops

Smartphones Meet Literacy: Engage your Learners with an App

Strategies for Success: Supporting our English Learners’ 21st Century Readiness

Comparative Approaches to Teaching Phonics

Test-taking Tips: Top Ten Strategies for Student Success GED

The Refugee Experience and Vocational ESL

Poetry of Tupac Shakur as a Bridge to College Level English Composition

Building Fundamentals in Mathematical Reasoning

Picture Books Aren’t Just for Children

Knowing a Word v. Owning a Word: Best Practices for Deeper Vocabulary

Using Qualitative Data Collection Methods as a Means to Capture Tutor-Learner Progress

Register online: Friends of READ/San Diego

or fax form to (619) 533-3217

June 5 Early Registration: $35

After June 5, the registration fee is $45

Please make your personal check or money order payable to:

Friends of the READ/San Diego Literacy

READ/San Diego is a free literacy instruction service for adults 18 years and older. This award winning program has become a model for the country. It is staffed with literacy professionals, who work with community organizations and coordinate the efforts of volunteer reading tutors to teach adults to read and write, and improve literacy in San Diego.

AEFL Week :: Literacy | Adulted | TESOL | B Bush Found | NCL Advocacy | GED

Tweet – Tweeter – Tweetest

Superlatives from SCLLN

How many of these

Adult Ed & Family Literacy Facts did you know?

Share the graphic & spread the word!

http://ow.ly/ub4p304C8dG #AEFLWeek

@TESOL_Assn  Sep 28

Support #adultedu #AEFLWeek

#WednesdayWisdom

@welearnwomlit  Sep 28

A quote in honor of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

#Adulted #AEFLWeek #LearningForLife

@EducExchangeRI  Sep28

#AdultLiteracy

is more than giving adults the opportunity to read books;

literacy is the key to success.

#AEFLWeek

@BarbaraBushFdn  Sep 27

#adultedu & #literacy help adults

acquire foundational skills that equip them to succeed economically. http://buff.ly/2dbWy2x  #AEFLweek

@WashtenawLit  Sep 27

Celebrating #AEFLWeek with a New Fact Sheet

on Adult Education & Middle-Skill Jobs

@SkillsCoalition

@NCLAdvocacy  Sep 26

#AEFLWeek

@elyssehillyer  Sep 26

Adult literacy intersects with almost every socioeconomic issue. http://spr.ly/6013B7JUl  #AEFLWeek

@GEDTesting  Sep 26

Tweetest :: GED | PBs | Best Heroines | Read Aloud | Slang | MadLibs :: Superlatives from SCLLN

Tweet – Tweeter – Tweetest

Superlatives from SCLLN

#GED scoring changes rolled out in January

what exactly does the change mean for adult learners?

http://ow.ly/Z280x

@natlitdirectory 10 Mar 2016

Why Picture Books

5 Reasons Why They Belong in Every Classroom http://wp.me/p3Lwy8-Rh

@pernilleripp 8 Mar 2016

50 of the Best Heroines of Middle Grade Books

from Anne to Malala to Matilda

http://bit.ly/1LbdZOk 

@BookRiot 8 Mar 2016

The results of our nationwide survey on how America reads aloud to its children http://www.readaloud.org/surveyreport.html … #readaloud

@ReadAloud_org 9 Mar 2016

Awesomely Useful Slang Words for ESL Learners - http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/u

@FluentUEnglish 9 Mar 2016  

MadLibs:

Two Tablet Apps to Engage Students with ELA Skills

#ipaded #androided http://wp.me/p42mcK-1J2 

@ClassTechTips 9 Mar 2016

SCLLN Literacy Pre-Conference @ 2015 California Library Association : : Nov 5

SCLLN Literacy Pre-Conference @ CLA 

Pasadena Convention Center

Join us on November 5^th

1:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Early Bird Registration ends September 16^th

Pasadena Convention Center

Join SCLLN @ 2015 CLA Conference for 2 great workshops to help strengthen literacy services at your library.

Successful learning environments for adult learners

Learning is ongoing–an everyday process. In addition to one-to-one volunteer tutoring, some library literacy programs hold small group sessions, larger classes and online tutoring. How do you determine the “best” approach for each learner? How will you know when it’s time to move to another group or try another type of learning situation? And, how do you graduate someone from your program? A panel of literacy program experts, facilitated by Diane Moseley, Literacy Coordinator at the Huntington Beach Public Library, will lead an in-depth discussion.

Exploring GED vs HiSET and other High School Equivalency Options

Which Program is Right for your Learners?

There is currently a lot of confusion about the HiSET exam, the GED, TASC and Online Career High School. It would be natural to think that since these options have the same outcome—receiving a high school equivalency credential—that the content of each would be relatively similar or equivalent. But is that true? Are they all accepted equally by colleges? By employers? Cherall Weiss, Literacy Coordinator for the Newport Beach Public Library, will lead a panel discussion to explore the differences in the options and how to decide which one is right for your learners.

Non-member: $60

Member: $45

Student member: $30

Sponsored by CLA’s Literacy Interest Group

Literacy pre-conference registration

Registration for the CLA conference is separate and not necessary to attend this Pre-Conference event.  You are, however, encouraged to stay for the Conference itself.

Early Bird Registration ends September 16^th

San Diego Public Library :: READ/San Diego’s 24th Annual Tutor Conference: June 14, 2014

READ/San Diego’s

24th Annual Tutor Conference

June 14, 2014

8 am – 4:30 pm

Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

University of San Diego

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mindy L. Kornhaber

June 9: Early Registration rate of $35 ends June 9, 2014

After June 9, the registration fee is $45.

Join literacy tutors, teachers and literacy professionals from across California for a day of informative and enjoyable hands-on workshops. Twenty-eight workshops are scheduled in four strands, with breaks midway through the strands. A catered luncheon will be served between the strands and will feature Keynote Speaker Mindy Kornhaber.

Accent Reduction Techniques-Tips for Adult Learners: Margaret Watkins

Assisting Struggling Readers & Writers (p 1&2): Kathy St. John

Banish Boredom! Engage-em Activities: Tamarie Tigh

Comparative Approaches to Teaching Phonics (p 1&2): Elena Mendoza

Critical Thinking Strategies for Your ESL Students: Karyn Crowe-Ruiz

Effective Lesson Planning: Sue Pon

Evidence Based Reading Strategies Improve Comprehension (p 1&s): Guillermo Verdin

Reasoning & Rigor from the Beginning (p 1&2): Jayme Adelson-Goldstein

Tap That App: Susan Vega

The New Ged 2014 (p 1&2): Tom Brewer

For more information, call (619) 238-6603 or check out the Brochure.