Oct.
01 VIRTUAL Adult Literacy Tutor
Orientation South Bay Literacy Oct.
09VIRTUAL Adult Literacy Tutor
Orientation Riverside
Co Library Oct.
19Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona
Library7p Oct.
24VIRTUAL Happy Hour with Julia
Phillips Newport
Beach Library Oct.
10CANCELEDAdult Literacy Tutor Training READ
San Diego Oct.
17 CANCELED Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library
Every month this year, we are choosing
two volunteers AND two learners who inspire us, and we're giving them a $25
Visa gift card as a token of our esteem!
Please join me in recognizing the work of
our amazing honorees!
April Volunteers of the Month
Timothy B nominated by Yvette
C and Karen H
In grateful recognition of your service
as an Adult Literacy Program
volunteer at the Singleton Adult Literacy Center of the Los Angeles Public
Library
Yvette says, “Tim is an incredible
walk-in-tutor! He moved here recently and has been volunteering with us since
June 2019. Our patrons really enjoy working with him. He comes in twice a week
and subs when needed.
Karen R nominated by Ulises
C
In grateful recognition of your service
as an Adult Literacy Program volunteer at the Junipero Serra Branch Literacy
Center of the Los Angeles Public Library
Ulises says, “Karen is a new walk-in
tutor at the Junipero Serra Literacy Center. On her first day as a walk-in
tutor, she assisted four patrons.
April Learners of the Month
Chaquante H nominated by Karen
H
In recognition of your inspiring
commitment to your literacy goals at the Singleton Adult Literacy Center of the
Los Angeles Public Library
Karen says, “Chaquante is a native
English speaker and she has been with the program for about 3 years. She
qualified to be part of the One-on-One program, but due to her work schedule it
was hard to match her with a tutor. I recommended for Chaquante to work with a
Walk-In-Tutor.
Alexandra V nominated by Priscilla
R
In recognition of your commitment to your
literacy goals at the Singleton Adult Literacy Center of the Los Angeles Public
Library
Priscilla says, “Alexandra came to us as
a really shy individual with special needs. Her family as well as she wanted
her to be independent. Her family used to bring her to the lab once a week from
outside the city. She then took Access Services Paratransit. Now she is taking
public transportation on her own! She has been so confident and independent.
She has really bloomed with her success with Reading Horizons.”READ
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The cornerstones of literacy are reading
comprehension and effective writing. Over the past two years, the Redlands Adult Literacy Program has
offered tutor training and learner workshops to help learners develop stronger
writing skills. The focus on writing led to 10 adult learners from the Redlands
Adult Literacy Program entering into the Writer-to-Writer
Challenge, sponsored by the Southern
California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN).
The SCLLN annual Writer-to-Writer
Challenge invites adult learners throughout Southern California to write a
letter to an author, living or dead, whose book has inspired them. This year,
95 adult learners from the Southern California region submitted letters to the
challenge. Literacy coordinators screened the letters and selected the top five
in each of four categories. Panels of adult learners then judged the top
letters and selected one winner and two runners-up for each level of writing.
The Redlands Adult Literacy Program is
happy to announce that three adult learners, Marisela Casillas, Maria
Hernandez, and Tanya Jauregui, earned runner-up recognition from SCLLN.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
however, the awards ceremony that would have recognized these learners has been
postponed. The Redlands Adult Literacy Program acknowledges the achievement of
all adult learners who submitted writing to the challenge and celebrates the
three runners-up from Redlands.
Here is what the awardees said they had
gained from their experience:
Marisela Casillas
Casillas read the book “Seedfolks”
and wrote a letter to author Paul Fleischman. “Seedfolks” was the first book
Casillas had read on her own. She chose to write the author because she could
relate to the characters in the book.
Maria Hernandez
Hernandez entered the challenge with her
letter to Stephanie Sammartino McPherson, reflecting upon the book “Peace
and Bread” about the life of Jane Addams. Hernandez was moved by the
compassion Jane Addams felt for the poor, especially children and immigrants.
Hernandez’s mother shared Jane Addams’ compassion for others and passed this
along to her daughter.
Tanya Jauregui
Jauregui read Michelle Obama’s “Becoming”
and wrote, “… you gave me courage to find my voice and speak louder for the
Adult Literacy Program … I need to keep using my voice to advocate for such an
amazing program.”READ
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reading this paragraph is either difficult or
impossible.
Twenty percent of adults
have trouble with filling out forms,
taking
the DMV license exam without assistance,
helping their children with homework,
addressing
an envelope, or writing a check.
The mission of our Literacy Servicesprogram is to
help create a better informed community in which literacy helps parents read to
their children, improves job prospects for adults, and leads families toward
positive life choices.
Burbank Public Library has provided
literacy services since 1992. We offer FREE one-on-one tutoring to people over
the age of 16 who are not enrolled in high school and who speak and understand
English, but read and write below 8th grade level. Burbank Public Library
Literacy Services, a member of California
Library Literacy Services, receives matching funds from the California State Library.
ADULT LEARNERS
Tutoring in reading is available for
people 16 or older who speak and understand English but read and write below an
8th grade level.
To enroll in the program you must
schedule an interview during which an assessment to measure current reading
abilities will be given.
If you qualify for the program learners
will be matched with a volunteer for twice a week tutoring sessions.
To make an appointment for an interview,
call 818-238-5577.
ENGLISH NATURALLY: A CONVERSATION GROUP
The class is free and meets each week at
Burbank Central Library in the second floor Literacy Conference Room. You don’t
need to sign up, just drop by when your schedule permits.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 am
Wednesday evening sessions, 7 - 8:30 pm
Want to improve your English
conversation skills?
Need to learn more American expressions?
Our conversation class, English
Naturally, might be for you! If you have any questions, please call the
Literacy office, 818-238-5577.
VOLUNTEER TUTORS
Volunteer tutors must be 18 or older. No
experience is necessary.
Tutors meet twice weekly with an adult
learner (for a minimum of six months).
To find out more about becoming a tutor, call
818-238-5577.
"Learning to read is hard; not
learning is harder."
