Newport Beach Library - Reading can include three letters – U.S.A.

Reading can include three letters – U.S.A.
OC Register: March 12, 2010 by Teryl Zarnow

Claude Bonham is learning to read.

He moves his fingers across the words, stumbles at times, and jumps from the first letter of a word to guess at its end.

"To visit peoples?"

No, in the book it was "visiting places to eat."

Claude works intently with his tutor, Cherall Weiss, for almost two hours. "What happened on this page?" Cherall asks, working on comprehension. They review vocabulary flash cards and Claude writes them on the back.

Claude is 55 years old.

Claude knows what it means when you can't read.

He defines it by things he could not do – he couldn't pass the written driving test, or a written certification test at work, or fill out a medical form. He couldn't read a menu or balance his checkbook. He says he's tired of relying upon other people.

"People take advantage of you. I signed some things I wish I hadn't... I've got to depend on myself."

So he's been coming to the adult literacy program at the Newport Beach Library for over two years.

Without reading, the world has high walls that keep you out. Words become a code you cannot crack. Illiteracy means life is a stream that flows all around you – you're like the boulder stuck in place.  READ MORE !

Share a Story – Shape a Future 2010

Share a Story – Shape a Future 2010
March 8 - 12
It Takes a Village

Share a Story - Shape a Future is a blog event for literacy. Throughout the week, blogging librarians, teachers, parents, authors, illustrators and people passionate about literacy will offer ideas on ways to promote reading and books. You won't find statistics, academic analysis, or judgments that tell you why you should read. Instead, we are using the power of the Worldwide web to share ideas about ways to engage kids as readers.

Day 1 - The Many Faces of Reading
Host: Terry Doherty @ Scrub-a-Dub-Tub

Topics of the day will encompass the relationship aspect of helping children learn to read: parent-child and teacher-parent partnerships, literacy outreach; and libraries, to name a few.

Day 2 - Literacy My Way/Literacy Your Way
Host: Susan Stephenson @ Book Chook

Creative literacy in all its forms (writing, art, computers) will be the topic of the day.

Day 3 - Just the Facts: The Nonfiction Book Hook
Host: Sarah Mulhern @ The Reading Zone

This is the day for exploring the different genres of nonfiction (biography and memoir, science, nature, math, etc), as well as the use (or not) of historical fiction.

Day 4 - Reading Through the Ages: Old Faves & New Classics
Host: Donalyn Miller @ Book Whisperer

Topics include "boy books" and "girl books," as well as newer titles that fit with some classics we loved as kids.

Day 5 - Reading for the Next Generation
Host: Jen @ Jen Robinson's Book Page
Join us as we talk about how to approach reading when your interests and your child's don't match. It may be that you don't like to read but your child does, how to raise the reader you're not, and dealing with the "pressure" of feeling forced to read.

Reading is Fundamental is donating two full sets of its Multicultural book collection for our It Takes a Village giveaways! There are 50 books in each set.
The Giveaway is tied to the Writing on Reading initiative, and here is how it will work.
1. Select one of the Writing on Reading questions.
2. Put together your thoughts and post them on your blog.
3. Come back to the daily Writing on Reading post and add your link to Inlinkz box AND add a comment with the name of the school or public library you would like to see receive the books.

Each day, RIF staff will be reading your posts and will select their favorite posts. See Complete Rules

California Literacy Calendar: March 2010

California Literacy Calendar: March 2010

SCLLN Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
-local, California and National Conferences
visit
Southern California Library Literacy Network
for more information

Updates of Tutor Training Workshops Scrolling in Left Frame

Southern California Literacy Library Events
Mar 1+ : Dyslexia: In-Depth Look = On Line
Mar 4+ : Computer-Using Educators - Palm Springs Convention Center
Mar 6: Kid’s Magic Mile – Literacy Run – San Diego
Mar 7: Union-Tribune Race for Literacy – San Diego
Mar 9 1pm:BALIT - ProLiteracy Northern California Summit San Leandro Library
Mar 10+: CABE Conference San Jose Convention Center
Mar 11+ : California Language Teacher's Association Conference San Deigo
Mar 12+ : Charlotte S Huck Children's Literature Festival University of Redlands
Mar 12+ : Mariposa Storytelling Festival Mariposa CA
Mar 13 9am: Adult Literacy Spell-A-Thon – Hi Desert
Mar 13 10am: LD Adult Support Group Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Mar 22+ : Dyslexia: Remediation = On Line Cyber Space
Mar 22+ : Technology & Persons Disabilities Conference - San Diego
Mar 23 7:30pm: LD Parent Support Group The Help Group - Sherman Oaks

California & National Literacy Events
Mar 2: Read Across America Day
Mar 17+ : ProLiteracy Conf with COABE - Chicago IL
Mar 20 10am: Sensory Friendly Films - Diary of a Wimpy Kid AMC theaters around US
Mar 23+ : Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi's Art for Children The Eric Carle Museum Amherst MA
Mar 23+ : Public Library Association Portland OR
Mar 24+ : TESOL Annual Convention Boston MA

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Tutor - Adult Learner Literacy Conference 2010

February 27: 9 am - 4 pm

25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration

Last Week To Register ! ! !

- click here for Form -

Still Time to Win A Free Registration – see Q below

$ 50.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 15.00: Adult Learners
$ 75.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $50.00

Some of the 21 Workshops:

Extra! Extra! Read All About It-Literacy Tribune: Daniel Pedroza, United Literacy
Study Habits & Time Management: Pat Habeck, Tulare County Library
Teaching Adults to Read-Fluency: Kathy St. John, Literacy Consultant
HELP! I Have to Take a Test: Carol Chapman, Ventura County Library
Tweets Blogs Facebook Advantages of Networking: William S Byrne, Burbank Public Library
Overview Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome: Marcia Tungate, SCLLN Past President
Learner Leaders Speak – Adult Learner Leadership Institute Graduates
Creative Writing for Learners: Shennika Barnes, READ/Orange County

You Can Win a Registration to the 2010 SCLLN Conference

Be the 1st person to answer this Q as a Comment to this Post

Only Tutors, Learners or Public are eligible to Win !
Employees of SCLLN programs, its affiliates, subsidiaries,
and their immediate families and household members are not eligible.

Name 1 of the Founding Members of SCLLN

2010 SCLLN Literacy Conference: Feb 27

SCLLN Tutor Learner Literacy Conference
February 27, 2010
Buena Park Holiday Inn
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
25th Anniversary Commemorative Celebration Lunch

“Study Habits and Time Management"
Pat Habeck, Library Programs and Literacy Specialist, Tulare County Library. This workshop will give the tutors and learners an opportunity to learn how to better allocate time.

“Year of the Learner: Orienting Students toward their Goals”Myrna Montano, Adult Literacy Coordinator and John Guigayoma, AmeriCorps Member, Escondido Public Library.
Introduce the strategies used to determine and direct the goals of new students.
“Adult Learners and Readers Theatre”Linda Baker, Literacy Specialist, Lewis Library and Technology Center, Fontana
Scripts will be mined for pronunciation rules, new vocabulary, and grammar. Learn dramatic methods that give adult learners personal confidence, reading fluency, and improve social skills.
To Register - click here for Form –
Win A Free Registration – see New Q Below

$ 50.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 15.00: Adult Learners
$ 75.00: Non-Members
Luncheon Commemorative Only: $50.00

Win 1 Registration to the 2010 SCLLN Conference
Name 1 of the Founding Members of SCLLN.

Be the 1st person to answer this NEW Q as a Comment to this Post

Only Tutors, Learners or Public are eligible to Win !
Employees of SCLLN programs, its affiliates, subsidiaries,

and their immediate families and household members are not eligible.

Read for the Record - Jumpstart

Read for the Record - Jumpstart

Jumpstart's annual "Read for the Record" contest.
Vote for your favorite of this year’s 4 classic books:

Blueberries for Sal
Make Way for Ducklings
Peter's Chair
The Snowy Day

Voting closes on February 28.

The winner will be announced on March 2 via text message and will become the centerpiece of Jumpstart’s 5th annual record-breaking campaign !

Learn more about the book choices @ Jumpstart !

Each time you vote, the Pearson Foundation, Read for the Record's sponsor and founding partner, will donate $1* to Jumpstart to support our yearlong efforts to connect college students and community volunteers with preschool children in low-income communities, helping to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. (*up to $200,000)

Los Angeles Co Library - L.A. County facing growing poverty, erosion of middle class, United Way report says

L.A. County facing growing poverty, erosion of middle class, United Way report says
LA Times Blog – LA Now: February 9, 2010 by Ching-Ching Ni

Los Angeles County faces a poverty crisis and an erosion of the middle class that could worsen under the current economic downturn, according to a report by the United Way.

The county's poverty rate is now higher than the rest of the nation's, according to the report, which surveyed the county's economic situation in 2009. More than 1.47 million people, or 15% of the county's population, live on an income of $22,000 a year for a family of four, the report says. The national average is 13%.

The full report will be available Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the United Way of Greater Los Angeles' website.

Nearly four in 10 people in L.A. County suffer from extreme poverty, the report says; those people live on less than $5,400 a year for a single person or about $11,000 for a family of four.

The jobless rate had soared to 12.3% by early 2009, wiping out all job growth from the previous decade, the report states. Wages remained stagnant and did not keep up with housing costs.

The middle class also felt the pinch, the report says. Only 1% of salaried workers saw significant income growth, while the average worker’s pay fell nearly $2 an hour.

The United Way survey also said the ranks of the working poor swelled in 2009. Defined as families of four making less than $44,000 a year, that group in Los Angeles County is now 7.5% greater than the national average. READ MORE !

Tale of Two Cities has Statistics for: Education, Employment & Income, Homelessness & Housing and Health.