Help National Literacy Directory Celebrate 10 Years ▬ NCFL

Help Our National Literacy Directory Celebrate 10 Years

stories@nld.org

Share a short video about your adult education experience

NCFL: 7.31.2020

Where have hundreds of thousands of students and volunteers looked to find literacy and community education programs since 2010? The National Literacy Directory (NLD) at nld.org !

We’re celebrating 10 years of being the go-to online portal for finding classes across the U.S in early childhood, family literacy, adult basic education, English language learning, and citizenship.

Help us celebrate this milestone!

1. Share this page with your network

2. Send us a video about your education experience for a chance to be featured as part of the 10-year milestone. All submissions will be entered to win an iPad!

Have you participated in classes to further your education?

Send us a video sharing how those classes have impacted your life and your family. 

Have you volunteered to help others in literacy or community education programs?

Send us a video sharing what you have learned from your experience or how this experience has enriched your life. 

Have you used the NLD to advertise your program’s services?

Send us a video describing how the NLD has helped connect you to your community.

Creating your video is a snap! 

A cell phone will do the trick and 30-60 seconds is all you need. Just be sure to hold the phone horizontally (landscape mode) and face a good lighting source like a window, lamp, or outside. Look straight at the camera (not down).

All submissions are due by Aug. 31, 2020. Just email your video to stories@nld.org to enter!  READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 7

Reading Level: standard / average.

Reader's Age: 11-13 yrs. old

(Sixth and Seventh graders)

Learn to Earn Toolkit via NCFL

Learn to Earn Toolkit

National Center for Families Learning

Use the Learn to Earn Toolkit to build skills to prepare you for the workforce. Through your training on the Learn to Earn Toolkit, you will:

➧ Create your personal account and profile

➧ Be introduced to 10 topic areas of learning for the workforce

➧ Learn specific lessons within each topic area

➧ Explore career possibilities

➧ Learn new vocabulary in context

What is the Learn to Earn Toolkit?

Learn to Earn Toolkit is a free online collection of articles that focus on work skills. Articles focus on ten skills that employers say are important for new employees to have. The skills are also ones that employers say many new employees do not have. There are a total of 30 articles at each level that focus on these ten skills. Adult students can read articles and take quizzes on their own. The topics can also be used in adult education or family learning programs. Instructors can track a learner’s progress, and learners can print a list of the skills they have learned.

What is included in the content?

Learn to Earn offers a topic overview for each of the ten focus skills. Skill overview pages include a short introduction to the skill, an activity to practice with a partner, and a link to explore for more information about a specific job that uses the skill. On each skill page, you can link to three lessons for deeper learning about specific concepts of that skill.

What is the grade level of the text on Learn to Earn Toolkit?

Intermediate texts on Learn to Earn Toolkit are written at an average 4.7 grade level. Advanced texts are written at an average 7.7 grade level. Grade levels were determined using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level.

How are the quizzes structured?

Each quiz consists of six content questions, one idiom question, and three vocabulary questions.

Choose a skill and start learning!

You’ll find an introduction to read for each skill. Read the overview, practice the skill, and explore more information about the topic. You will find three articles for each skill.

You’ll find vocabulary words to help you learn more. You can use the Word Wheel to see how many words you learn. Take a quiz after each article to add that skill to your work-related skills list.

✬ Critical Thinking

✬ English Language

✬ Oral Communication

✬ Reading Comprehension

✬ Teamwork

✬ Diversity

✬ Information Technology Application

✬ Professionalism

✬ Social Responsibility

✬ Written Communication

NCFL Seeks Adult Learners to Share Their Learning Stories @ 2018 Families Learning Conference

NCFL seeks adult learners to share their learning stories

NCFL Blog: 2.21.2018

The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) invites adult learners to apply to be a speaker at the 2018 Families Learning Conference, held from September 24 to 26, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2018 Families Learning Conference

Each year during our Conference, students share their learning stories with attendees during General Sessions (a time when all attendees are gathered together at once). Having students share their stories of determination, hard work, and achievement inspires us all.

Students can nominate themselves

Program staff can nominate students

The DEADLINE is Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 11:59 p.m. EDT

APPLY NOW

By speaking, student speakers receive

A free round-trip flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from September 23 to 26, 2018

Three free nights at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa

A free registration to attend all Families Learning Conference sessions and events

Free meals from September 23 to 26, 2018

A professional photo taken of their family in advance of the Conference

The opportunity to share their unique story with an audience of hundreds of attendees from around the country

The opportunity to raise awareness of their school or program to a national audience

A DVD recording of their speech

Free time to enjoy the beach and pool

INFORMATION SHEET

We ask student speakers to:

• Submit a draft of their speech to NCFL in advance of the Conference

• Work with NCFL staff to revise their speech as necessary

• Attend a rehearsal on September 23 to practice speaking onstage

• Make the most of their trip by attending Conference sessions and events

Speech guidelines:

• Speech should be approximately 1500 words

• Speech should take about 8 minutes to read

• Tell the story of your learning journey, including what your life was like before you began attending a learning program and how your life is different now

• Incorporate a Thank You message to the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) and program sponsors

NCFL Seeks Adult Learners to Speak at the Families Learning Conference :: Deadline June 1

NCFL seeks adult learners to speak at the Families Learning Conference

National Center for Families: 5.11.2017

The National Center for Families Learning is seeking student speakers for the Families Learning Conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona, October 9 – 11, 2017.

Eligible speakers are fluent in English and must have

> attended a family literacy or family learning program that has a 2-generational learning component and completed at least one or two years in the program and

> completed a minimum of 3 speaking engagements in their class/school, in front of local groups and/or local or state conferences with at least one of these groups having 50 – 100 attendees.

We are particularly interested in students who have a story to tell about how attending a family literacy/family learning program has changed their lives, who developed strategies for supporting their children’s academic development, have begun to accomplish some of their employment or vocational goals, and/or have developed supportive strategies to include their extended family.  We would love to hear how through family literacy/family learning services, adult learners have found their way to economic and family success.

For More Information and to Submit a Nomination

The deadline to submit is Thursday, June 1, 2017