2008 SCLLN Tutor-Learner Conference - Guest Speaker: Jonathan Mooney

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Tutor - Learner Literacy Conference

February 23, 2008

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

DoubleTree Hotel, Anaheim

Guest Speaker: Jonathan Mooney

author: The Short Bus

Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disable with attention & behavior problems," Jonathan Mooney was a short bus rider. He graduated with honors from Brown University. Unable to escape his past, he bought his own short bus and criss-crossed the country looking for kids who had dreamed up magical, beautiful ways to overcome the obstacles that separated them from the so-called normal world.

Some of the Sessions:
~ Research Based Fluency & Comprehension
~ Creating Writers
~ Fluent Oral Reading
~ Storytelling as a Literacy Tool
~ Mechanics of Sound
~ Intro to Blogs & Wikis
~ What is Dyslexia
~ Using Picture Books w/ Adult Learners
~ Pronunciation Workshop

$50.00: Members
$75.00: Non-members
$10.00: Adult Learners

For More Information: 714 . 566 . 3070

Escondido Library - Scrabble - Thon: February 2

Scrabble - Thon: February 2

Escondido Public Library's Literacy Services will host its fourth annual Scrabble-thon competition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 2 at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 639 E. Felicita Ave.

Scrabble-thon is open to the public -- high school-age students and adults. The entry fee for teams of four is $100; individual entries cost $30. Entry registration will close Jan. 28.

Proceeds will go toward providing literacy services in the community, benefiting adult learning communities, family literacy programming, mobile library services and early-learning labs. There also will be a multi-item raffle and a silent auction, featuring autographed items from Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield. Trophies will be given to first- and second-place winning teams, and first- and second-place individuals.

Scrabble-thon is sponsored by the Altrusa of Escondido Foundation, the Bank of Escondido, North County Times and the San Diego Council on Literacy. Registration and information: 760 . 747 .2233.

San Luis Obispo Library - Speaking A Language of Caring

SPEAKING A LANGUAGE OF CARING

Unsung Heroes a Tribune Special SeriesMarita Gifford Teaches English to Her Fellow Employees in the Paso Robles Inn Laundry Room
Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA): December 23, 2007

You won't find any of the usual schoolroom items -- computers, desks, bookshelves -- in Marita Gifford's classroom.

But make no mistake, she's transformed the laundry room at the Paso Robles Inn into a center for learning.

Gifford, 72, is executive housekeeper at the Paso Robles Inn, but her second title is teacher.

Just six months after starting her job at the inn a few years ago, she organized a program to teach English language skills to Spanish-speaking staff members.

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Eager to help her students even more, Gifford went through a tutoring program for volunteers offered by the San Luis Obispo Literacy Council. The literacy council provided training and materials that helped her broaden the classes. READ ON