Learner in Adult Literacy Program chosen to go to San Diego
conference
The Redlands Adult Literacy Program is assisting 80
adult learners who want to improve their reading and writing in English. Each
learner meets weekly with a volunteer tutor for an hour and a half. These
tutoring sessions, which are designed to help learners meet their literacy
goals, take place at the A.K. Smiley Public Library or at one of the off-site
programs in the community.
Recently, Ana Alcantar, a learner in the literacy
program, was asked if she would be interested in applying to participate in the
Adult
Learner Leadership Institute, an event held March 20-22 in San Diego and
sponsored by the California State Library.
The conference is designed to build leadership, communication, advocacy and
presentation skills for adult learners.
“At first I was surprised and I didn’t feel ready
to go,” Alcantar said.
-But, she filled out an application and was one of
20 learners selected to attend the conference for the Southern California
Region.
“I’m not sure what they saw in me, but it felt
great,” Alcantar said. “I felt honored because they believed in me.”
After attending the conference, Alcantar returned
energized with new sense of gratitude and purpose. She said she learned it was
important to be a part of a team in which one can share experiences and build
relationships. READ
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