Adult Learner Leadership Institute - ALLI

Adult Learner Leadership Institute Graduation [ ALLI ]

24 Adult Learners from Southern California library literacy programs successfully completed the 2009 Adult Learner Leadership Institute.

11 adult learners graduated on May 30 at the Carlsbad Library Learning Center.

13 will graduate on June 13 at the Upland Public Library.

In addition to improving basic reading and writing skills, many learners are eager to take on new challenges and want to make a contribution of their own:
~ Become better role models for their families
~ Assume leadership roles at work
~ Participate in community activities and decision-making
~ Advocate for resources for adult learners

The 6-month ALLI program was founded in 2000 as the Henry Huffman Leadership Institute in memory of Henry Huffman, a dedicated learner who devoted his life to spreading awareness of literacy in the community. Graduates keep their skills active by facilitating and co-presenting sessions for new learners.

ALLI graduates build self esteem as they increase their potential to speak out effectively on community issues, and act as spokespersons for literacy causes.

San Diego Public Library :: READ San Diego - 2009 Tutor Conference

READ/San Diego’s

19th Annual Tutor Conference

June 13, 2009
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, USD

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sandra L. McBrayer, Children’s Initiative

Perseverance and Commitment Can Change a Life

READ/San Diego provides opportunities for learning and practicing innovative teaching skills. Join literacy tutors, teachers and literacy professionals from across California for a day of informative, enjoyable, hands-on workshops. 14 workshops are scheduled in 2 strands, with breaks midway through the strands. 619 . 527 . 5475

Some of the Workshops:

Understanding Learning Challenges and Learning Styles
Teaching Adults to Read: Fluency
Making the Most of Conversation Practice
U.S.A. Learns and Friends: Web-based Learning Tools for ESL Students
Health Literacy Curriculum for Beginning Level ABE Students
Teaching Adults to Read: Vocabulary
Ritin R EZ: Teaching Writing to Basic Literacy Students
Selecting Age Appropriate Materials
I Need to Pass the GED Now !

Riverside County Library - Library Offers Free ESL Classes

Library Offers Free ESL Classes
Desert Sun: May 29, 2009 by Aldrich M. Tan

A group of 12 students clap their hands as they sing a song to review the days of the week in the small conference room of the Indio Public Library. “Time flies. Days go by,” the students chant with teacher Hank Altheide. “Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday.”

These are not typical students. They are mostly adults over age 30 working on learning how to speak English through Altheide's English as a second language, or ESL, class. The teacher from La Quinta is seeing his numbers grow as more students find out about the free classes.

Altheide has been teaching the class for at least three months through the Riverside County Library System's Adult Literacy Program. The program has been around for at least 10 years, said Cindy Delanty, deputy administrator for the Riverside County Library System. There are similar programs throughout the county, including in Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City and Coachella, Delanty said.

The classes are free for the students, but it costs $160,000 in local, state and federal contributions to run all of the sites, Delanty said.

The county library is expecting a 10 percent drop from state and federal contributions. What effect that will have on the ESL classes is not known.

The ESL class at the Indio library meets on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and there is a study group with a volunteer teacher on Wednesday nights, Altheide said. READ MORE !