It’s a Triple
Match Part I - LAPL Adult Literacy Services
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Fall 2015
A newsletter written by students and tutors.
LAPL Adult
Literacy Services | Changing lives one chapter at a time
Mel’s Story By tutor Mel Nowak
I’ll never forget the moment that Mee’s young
son interrupted our learning session, “Mommy, read this to me!” He nestled in her lap and shoved a comic book
into her hands. Mee apologized for
stopping our session. But I encouraged
her, “Go ahead, read that to him!” I sat
back and waited, excited to witness this moment. Her son flipped to a page and pointed to
where he wanted her to begin. And like
magic, Mee was reading to her child, bonding in a moment of sharing words,
reading aloud together. We’ve come so
far since the beginning when she was afraid to read out loud, or even afraid to
speak at all because she lacked the ability to find words to communicate. Now, we fly through the stories we read, we
discuss what we read, and laugh together about what we thought was funny. Oh, how we have shared wonderful
laughter! The power of literacy and all
of Mee’s hard work and devotion to learning have revealed a brilliant and
insightful woman who possesses a great sense of humor, a loving spirit, and a
keen and vibrant intelligence. She is
forging new friendships, and developing and nurturing an education with her
children, which is something she wasn’t able to do before, yet is probably the
most important thing of all.
Mee Suk’s Story By learner Mee Suk Lee
It’s very stressful for me to have conversations
with parents in meetings and to communicate socially. I started the Adult Literacy Program and it helps me a
lot to improve my social communication and I feel less stressed when
speaking to others. The Literacy program helps
me have a strong and confident life. I am able to read books to my children and
help them with their homework. This helps me have a happy relationship with my
kids. READ
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