SCLLN Writer To Writer Awards: 2011

2011 Writer To Writer Awards

Southern California Library Literacy Network
2012 Literacy Conference - Lunch Ceremony

Adult Learners read or listened to a book that inspired them and wrote a letter to the author.Congratulations to every Adult Learner who wrote a letter !

Emerging category (dictate a letter to tutor or staff)

Winner—Ramon G, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Runner Up—Flavio G, San Diego County Library-Vista
Runner Up—Sam F, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Beginning category (write basic, simple letter independently)

Winner—Shaina K, Newport Beach Central Public Library
Runner Up—Erica S, “Let’s Read, Altadena!” Altadena Library District
Runner Up—Anonymous, Newport Beach Central Public Library

Intermediate category (write a more complex letter with larger vocabulary)

Winner—Teruyo M, Newport Beach Central Public Library
Runner Up—Patricia W, San Diego Public Library-READ/San Diego
Runner-Up—Linda P, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Advanced category (independently with little support from tutor or staff)

Winner—Anonymous, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Runner Up—Hermond J, Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
Runner Up—Javier V, Huntington Beach Public Library

Azusa Library - Promotes Literacy For All Ages

Azusa City Library promotes literacy for all agesAzusa Pacific Univ-The Clause: 2.15.2012 by Annie Yu

Literacy skills are developed from a young age, and a child that has access to plentiful books will often continue to develop his or her reading skills well into adulthood. However, many kids have limited access to a library. Enter the Bookmobile, Azusa City Library’s very own customized Dodge van.

The colorfully decorated van has steps, a ramp, a pull out canopy for shade and a generator for air conditioning. The Bookmobile is handled by a two-person team, providing library cards as well as book checkouts. Occasionally, the Bookmobile also has story time and crafts for the kids.

There are 10 different locations around Azusa that the Bookmobile visits: one preschool, four elementary schools, one junior high school, one high school, one adult school and two senior citizen centers. The students are free to walk into the Bookmobile to browse and to lounge on the chairs or cushions often set up outside.

Adult Literacy Services: Helping adults in reading and writing
Over 30 million adults in the U.S. lack the basic literacy skills it takes to read and fully comprehend this sentence. According to the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), these adults are placed in the “below basic” category, with “no more than the most simple and concrete literacy skills.”

The NAAL shows that while a shocking 14 percent of the national population cannot read the newspaper or follow directions on a bottle of painkillers, the percentage is overshadowed by the 23 percent of Californian adults and the 33 percent of L.A. County adults who lack these basic literacy skills.

The Azusa City Library offers a free literacy program, Adult Literacy Services, to help struggling adults improve their basic reading and writing skills, as well as simple math skills. The program is a part of the California Library Literacy Services, which started in 1984 to improve literacy among Californian adults. The Azusa chapter of the program was shut down for several years due to funding cuts, but they were able to reopen last April. They currently have around a dozen students, with a few more on the waiting list. READ MORE !

Literacy Library Jobs - California - Alameda - El Dorado

Literacy Jobs: February

Alameda Free Library: Literacy Adm Asst II / PT– Feb 23
El Dorado Co: Early Childhood Literacy – Feb 23
Lawndale: Youth Policy Inst - Fam Lit Parent Coor / PT – Feb 29
Hollywood: Youth Policy Inst – Financial Literacy / PT

Goodbye, State Funding For California Libraries

Goodbye, State Funding for California Libraries
@Twitter

gypsylib: Goodbye, state funding for California libraries http://t.co/8ZxHw63F via @kalwnews Bad news for CA libraries and literacy. Tuesday, February 07, 2012 6:53:04 AM

bfister: Goodbye, state funding for California libraries - yeah, we need jobs, not ... uh, literacy. Wait.... http://t.co/odsm1X7c via @kalwnews Monday, February 06, 2012 11:28:50 AM

boyadamsam: Hope you're not a fan of literacy, because the state of California just defunded its libraries. http://t.co/rXshAKFb Hat tip to @ensable. Monday, February 06, 2012 10:31:35 AM

AmreaderToo: @audreywatters: California completely cuts state funding for libraries http://t.co/M0P06Pku Literacy programs, et al must find other $. Monday, February 06, 2012 10:11:22 AM

wasouder1: RT @bookbent: I understand that California has enormous budget issues, but slashing library funding to $0 is horrible. Literacy programs will suffer. Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:55:32 AM

bookbent: I understand that California has enormous budget issues, but slashing library funding to $0 is horrible. Literacy programs will suffer. Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:54:11 AM

TravisSheridan: And there you have it folks. California does not like literacy. Better increase public safety funding. http://t.co/uCRFCGFL Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:44:55 AM

taripie: RT @ZaraTV: This is just sad. LIbrary funding is now at ZILCH. (via @TravisSheridan) http://t.co/yhmIzuJ4 Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:18:19 AM

wasouder1: RT @bookbent: I understand that California has enormous budget issues, but slashing library funding to $0 is horrible. Literacy programs will suffer. Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:55:32 AM

ZaraTV: This is just sad. LIbrary funding is now at ZILCH. (via @TravisSheridan) http://t.co/yhmIzuJ4 Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:54:29 AM

punchj: Read Punch's Library Daily < Goodbye State Funding for California > http://t.co/noZAzaA4 #libraries #bankruptstate #savelibraries Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:55:57 AM

gsistare: Now would be the time to start measuring political aptitude / citzenship as related to the quality of the local library http://t.co/BKIRuQGc Tuesday, February 07, 2012 4:35:27 AM

playprof: I grew up in San Francisco & enjoyed the riches of the the public library. What will happen to children like me now? http://t.co/D6c8Afib Monday, February 06, 2012 5:22:34 PM

PSCLiteracy: RT @marshallbooks: Your public library needs you. California eliminated state funding to libraries. http://t.co/VIoVvVlP Monday, February 06, 2012 3:12:33 PM

Destiny_Disney: RT @marshallbooks: Your public library needs you. California eliminated state funding to libraries. http://t.co/VIoVvVlP Monday, February 06, 2012 11:33:40 AM

calliope: Sigh. http://t.co/jO5G0ECK Bye California Library State funding.#swearwords Monday, February 06, 2012 11:32:25 AM

therealprotonk: CA cuts $59M from library funding (http://t.co/pbbHlYN9) and may ask the UC System for a $200M loan.(http://t.co/IMx9E7xo). Monday, February 06, 2012 11:05:42 AM

carl_grant: CA legislators commit their state to further decline by cutting all public library funding! http://t.co/yy5dSUmu Monday, February 06, 2012 11:05:19 AM

kmsqrd: RT @sheepeeh: MT @audreywatters: CA cuts state library support http://t.co/Ab5fb9Ma / What happened to "libraries will get you through times w/no money"? Monday, February 06, 2012 10:40:33 AM

marshallbooks: Your public library needs you. California eliminated state funding to libraries. http://t.co/VIoVvVlP Monday, February 06, 2012 10:29:42 AM

sheepeeh: MT @audreywatters: CA cuts state library support http://t.co/Ab5fb9Ma / What happened to "libraries will get you through times w/no money"?

Centro Latino for Literacy - Welcome to SCLLN's Newest Member

Welcome to SCLLN's Newest Member:
Centro Latino for Literacy

Centro Latino offers several different literacy and education classes at our three classrooms headquartered in the Westlake/Pico-Union section of Los Angeles. The Spanish language literacy programs Leamos & Listos meet the California Langauge

Beginning Literacy standards and are designated as Pre-ESL curriculum. Education partners teach English as a Second Language (ESL) as well as Computer and Job Readiness Skills. This approach increases students’ self-confidence, empowers participants to take pro-active steps to improve their futures, and also nurtures a sense of accomplishment and joy in learning. Learners range from 18 to 80 in age.

Over 1500 students as of early October 2011 including:
Leamos has reached 197 students, 96 from partner sites
Listos has reached 111 students
ESL has grown to 856 students
382 students have learned new computer skills
20 students have learned job skills and preparedness

• March 18, 2012: Join Centro Latino Team @ the LA Marathon
• April 2012: Open House
• Sep 28, 2012: Manos Amigas

Visit Centro Latino on Facebook

Centro Latino for Literacy
1709 W. 8th Street, Suite A
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213 . 483 . 7753

CA & National Literacy Calendar: February 2012

California Literacy Calendar: February 2012

SCLLN Literacy Conference

February 25

Buena Park Holiday Inn

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- local, California and National -

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Info about local Tutor Training Workshops is always Scrolling in the Right Frame.

February: National African American Read-In

Southern California Literacy Events: February 2012
Feb 3 Ink & Blood: Dead Sea Scrolls to Gutenberg The Muzeo Anaheim
Feb 23 Spelling Bee 5:30pm - San Diego Council on Literacy Fundraiser
Feb 25 SCLLN Literacy Conference Buena Park Holiday Inn
Feb 25 Sensory Friendly Films 10am - SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY @ AMC theaters

California Literacy Events: February 2012Feb 10+ CATE Conference - Ontario
Feb 24+ CARS+ Convention - Riverside
Feb 25 SCLLN Literacy Conference Buena Park Holiday Inn
Feb 27+ International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference - San Diego

National & International Literacy Events: February 2012Feb 1 The Edgy Librarian Online - Cyberspace
Feb 2 No Child Left Out Education Conference - Isle of Palms, SC
Feb 4+ National Reading Recovery Literacy Conference Greater - Columbus OH
Feb 15+ NABE Conference - Dallas TX
Feb 21+ NAREN Annual Conference - Panama City Florida
Feb 22+ Learning Disability Association Conference - Chicago IL
Feb 25 Sensory Friendly Films 10am - SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY @ AMC theaters

2012 SCLLN Literacy Conference Workshops: Feb 25

SCLLN Literacy Conference 2012
February 25
Buena Park Holiday Inn
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch: Writer To Writer Awards Ceremony

Early Bird Registration: Feb 3, 2012
- click here for Form –
$ 40.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 15.00: Adult Learners

After Feb 3:
$ 60.00: SCLLN Tutors and Staff
$ 25.00: Adult Learners
Non-Members - $ 75.00

Strand 1 9:00 – 10:15
Stay In Control
It is easy for the daily responsibilities to overwhelm us to the point that at the end of the day we feel like we have fallen behind. Worse yet, this feeling occurs day after day until we feel we have lost control of our lives.
Picture Books – Not Just For Kids!
Explore a variety of uses of picture books with adult learners and their families to reinforce adult and intergenerational literacy skills, writing skills, reading comprehension, vocabulary, English language skills and the opportunity to relax and enjoy a book with someone special.
Presentation Skills – Tricks of the Trade
Looking to refresh your training skills, gain confidence in making presentations, or learn how to keep your audience involved? This workshop is for you.
Adult Literacy Services: Where the Boundaries Begin and End
A panel of field professionals will discuss the numerous grey areas we all navigate in serving low-literate adults. Legal, ethical and practical advice will be provided along with a Q&A session with the audience.
Teaching non-literate Spanish-speakers to read and write
Do you work with non-literate, Spanish-speaking youth or adults? Learn about a simple computer-based tool to teach them to read and write. Based on 20 years of classroom experience, ¡LEAMOS! por Computadora (Let’s Read! by Computer)
Twitter 101
Getting Started – Tweeting – Tips. Bring a Laptop with WiFi.
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet
Learner Focused: Getting Comfortable with Writing & Journaling
Get rid of your fear of writing! Learn techniques to get started and be comfortable with writing and journaling.

Strand 2 10:30 – 11:45
Financial Literacy
Join us in this interactive workshop and learn about:
Preparing and working with a personal (family) budget
The basics of managing and balancing a checkbook
Managing your personal credit
Improving Silent Reading Fluency
Learn about the physical and cognitive reading process and how it affects the abilities of a learner to attain fluency. Reading Plus is a tool that can address these issues, allow readers to overcome obstacles and make amazing improvement in their reading skills.
Teach Back, Teach Forward:
Walking out of doctor’s office with Info you need
About 80% of what is heard in the Doctor’s Office is forgotten upon leaving. There are some methods that can be used to increase assimilation, and thus compliance, that we will practice, both tutor and learner.
Job Readiness for Learners
Tutors wishing to assist learners in practical, up to date methods for preparing to enter the job market will gain information about the paper presentation, the verbal presentation and the online presentation needed by candidates in today’s tight market.
Reading Comprehension Made Simple
Have you ever finished reading a page and realized that you can’t remember what you read? Does your learner struggle with reading comprehension? Come and join us to learn a few simple strategies that will help you understand and remember more of what you read.
Supporting Parents as their Child’s 1st Teacher
Parents are their child’s first teacher and literacy is the cornerstone of academic success. This workshop will provide an overview of how to involve parents in their child’s education at school.
Learner Focused: ProLiteracy’s Education Network and YOU!
offers a world of resources for adult learners, tutors and literacy programs. Come find out how you can use the Education Network to practice reading, writing, math, everyday literacy activities and more!

Strand 3 1:45 – 3:00
Moving Into Literacy with the Feldenkrais Method®
Coordinated movement is essential for greater ease in learning. In this workshop, participants will be guided through a series of slow and gentle movement sequences designed to help them reconnect with their natural abilities to express themselves more clearly.
Poor Readers’ Ghosts and Goblins!
It’s a scary world out there for poor readers! Always, that devastating fear that others will find out they can’t read very well. In spite of all the ingenious ways they’ve devised of keeping it a secret, it’s lurking out there in the shadows – ready to come out of nowhere and shatter their lives – like some scary monster!
What’s the 2-1-1?
Understanding Orange County’s Comprehensive Information and Referral System
American Accent Training
Accent is a combination of three main components: intonation (speech music), liaisons (word connections), and pronunciation (the spoken sounds of vowels, consonants, and combinations).
Literacy Material Grab Bag
Books, Manipulatives, Magazines, etc. that Burbank tutors find helpful. If you have a favorite, bring 1 to share.
Grammar Games and Speaking Activities for ESL Groups
Need some easy activities to help your ESL students practice tricky aspects of basic English grammar like irregular past tense verbs or when to put the “s” on present tense verbs? Would you like to learn some games to play during class to get your students smiling and talking?Learner Focused: Naturalization 101
Officers with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will provide an overview of the naturalization process and the requirements for naturalization—such as good moral character, physical presence and knowledge of English and civics.