Literacy Volunteers
Huntington Beach Library
August 15
Noon - 8 pm
@ Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
Friday, August 12, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Camarena Library :: Selected to Pilot Spanish Literacy Course Across California
Camarena Memorial Library To Increase Among Non-Literate
Latino Adults Selected to Pilot Spanish Literacy Course Across California
Desert Review: 7.20.2016
The Camarena Memorial Library has been selected as one of
nine libraries across California to join a pilot program – LeamosTM (Let’s
Read) @ the Library. Centro
Latino for Literacy (Centro Latino), a nonprofit organization
headquartered in Los Angeles, launched the project to bring its online literacy
course to the state’s non-literate Spanish speakers, which number 573,866
(2009-2011 ACS, PERE pooled file). The two-year pilot project is supported by a
grant awarded by the James Irvine Foundation to Centro Latino
to explore partnerships with public libraries. Greg Lucas, California State Librarian
said, “In a state which gained a Latino plurality [in 2014], it seems at a
minimum good common sense to encourage programs like Leamos. Without literacy skills
in their native language, proficiency in English becomes significantly harder,
if not impossible, to attain.”
Public libraries will incorporate the use of
Leamos™ as an effective strategy to both promote reading at its most basic
level and to effectively outreach to Spanish-speakers in their communities.
“Leamos @ the Library is the portal for non-literate Spanish speakers to close
both the basic and digital literacy gaps and to increase civic engagement,”
stated AnaMaria Ruiz, Centro Latino Board Liaison, pointing out that a key
initiative of the James Irvine Foundation is to increase civic engagement.
“Learning to read and write is ground zero. Many students have described
learning to read and write as being able to see after a lifetime of being blind
– ‘Ya tengo ojos (Now I have eyes)’”.
Library literacy staff involved with the Southern
California Library Literacy Network (SCLLN) have encountered
this need in their communities, but have lacked the resources to address
it.
Meanwhile, Centro Latino for Literacy (Centro
Latino) has been teaching basic literacy skills to Spanish speakers since 1991
and in 2004 transferred its course to an online platform to make it available
beyond its Los Angeles classrooms. Now operating as a social enterprise, Centro
Latino licenses its proprietary LeamosTM (Let's Read) Basic online course to
workforce development organizations, parent engagement groups, community
colleges, public libraries and more. In
March 2015 the James Irvine Foundation awarded a two-year grant to Centro
Latino to deepen its impact statewide; Centro Latino chose to focus this effort
on partnerships with public libraries.
They have recruited five libraries for year one of the project
(Roseville, Salinas, Santa Barbara, Riverside, and Covina), and the library systems which already partner
with Centro Latino will also participate in this project to bring the broadest
possible perspectives and learning experiences together. The five libraries currently involved
are: Azusa, Los Angeles
County-Huntington Park branch, Los Angeles City Library, Huntington Beach, and
Anaheim. Together these ten libraries will pilot using Leamos Basic as a tool
for public libraries to teach literacy skills to Spanish speakers and their
experience will be documented and guide an additional ten California libraries
to provide Spanish literacy in their communities in year two of the Irvine
grant.
SCLLN has designed this LSTA proposal as a companion piece to
leverage the James Irvine Foundation award to Centro Latino to strengthen its
focus on public libraries as a community anchor – a “zocalo” (public square)
familiar to Latin America immigrants.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Prison Literacy :: Incarceration | Dyslexia | Inmates | Education | Reading | Library
Tweet – Tweeter – Tweetest
Superlatives from SCLLN
“Inmates enrolled in ed programs while
incarcerated
were far less likely
to return to prison.”
New podcast!
We talk w/ founder
of @asocialignition,
an org that helps
people re-enter society after incarceration
Prison program lets inmate moms send their voices
Prison libraries and prison library programs
can
build bridges to literacy, love
of reading.
Pop
Culture Classroom is kicking off a new literacy
program
at
a CO prison using comics
Literacy can help fix America’s
mass incarceration problem.
Here's
how:
Pre-K To Prison
Pipeline: A Case For Orton Gillingham!
#literacy #money
#school2prison
pipeline
Friday, August 5, 2016
LA Unified Reopens All District Libraries — But Forgets About the Books
LA Unified reopens all district
libraries — but forgets about the books
LA School Report: 8.04.2016 by Mike Szymanski
For the first time since some school libraries were
shuttered during budget cuts in 2008, all of the LA Unified school libraries will
be back up and running when school starts again on August 16.
But according to the latest district estimates,
the majority of students across Los Angeles will still be forced to rely on
under-stocked library collections filled with outdated materials.
District numbers show that the average age of a
book in a LAUSD library is now more than 20 years old, and that the
books-per-student ratio is a shocking 35 percent below the state average. Even
more dire: Most district schools have only a minimal budget to spend on
bridging this gap—if they have any additional library funds at all. READ MORE @
Little support for California’s
public libraries
Sent to the Los Angeles Daily News, August 4.
Krashen: 8.04.2016
Julie Beth Todaro and Audrey Church are right when
they argue that "Shelving LAUSD’s school librarians would widen the learning
gap," (August 3). Making the situation worse is data
showing that California's public libraries are not well-supported.
California cities captured seven of the bottom ten
places in the public library category of the recent (2015) "America's Most
Literate Cities report." The report analyzes data from 77 cities with
populations of 250,000 and above, and is based on number of branch libraries,
holdings, circulation and staffing.
The bottom ten:
68. Los Angeles
69. Anaheim
72. Bakersfield
73. Sacramento
74. Chula Vista
75. Stockton
77. Santa Ana
Study after study has confirmed that library
quality and professional library staffing are directly related to reading
achievement. More access to books,
combined with helpful librarians, means more reading, and more reading means
higher levels of reading achievement.
No wonder reading achievement is low in
California.
Stephen Krashen
Professor Emeritus
University of Southern California
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Carlsbad Library :: Literacy Center Celebration
Learning Center Celebration
Learning Connection: Jul/Aug
2016
Approximately 72 tutors, learners, family and
friends enjoyed Literacy Services’ annual celebration held
May 22 at the Senior Center. This event was to congratulate our literacy
learners on their accomplishments, recognize our volunteer tutors for their
outstanding dedication and thank the City and Library leaders for their
support. The program started with a slide show of our accomplishments during
the year, followed by remarks from Council Member Schumacher and Library
Director Heather Pizzuto. Tutors and learners then shared what the program
means to them. Light refreshments and cupcakes followed the program.
Statistics shared at the event:
During the past fiscal year, volunteers
contributed over 11,000 hours of their time helping learners reach their goals.
Currently, 72 tutor/ learner pairs meet twice per week to work on reading,
writing and computer skills.
Learners set and achieved a range of goals, from
reading an entire book for the first time to helping their children with
homework. These skills lead to personal success that, in turn, creates a
stronger community. Nearly half of the learners met a job-related goal, such as
getting a job, which contributes to strengthening the local economy.
A Published Author
We would like to congratulate learner Nyla H. for
being published and having her artwork chosen for the cover of the book, Messages, through the organization WE
LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource
Network). WE LEARN is a community
promoting women’s literacy as a tool that fosters empowerment and equity for women.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Los Angeles Public Library :: Proud to Host the Adult Literacy Leadership Institute
The Los Angeles Public Library was proud to host the Adult
Literacy Leadership Institute at the Central Library
READ: Summer
2016
A newsletter written by students and tutors
The Los Angeles
Public Library was proud to host the Adult Literacy Leadership Institute at the
Central Library on May 6 and 7, 2016.
One of our learners attended a bootcamp in Ventura, so the number of
attendees this year was an incredible 13.
Reflections on the Adult
Learner Leadership Institute (ALLI)
• By learner Ethel Harris My overall experience in
the Adult Learner Leadership Institute was educational. The presentations were given by ALLI
participants who have worked to improve their literacy skills and were able to
transfer what they’d learned at ALLI to us.
The topics discussed were leadership qualities that I want to develop
and use everywhere I go (Setting and Achieving Goals, Self Esteem, Networking,
and Advocacy). The atmosphere in the
room was comfortable and the leadership group responsible for the workshop were polite. I didn’t have a problem writing and getting
the two minute speech assignment completed.
• By learner Magdalena Guadalupe Deleon Tran My
name is Magdalena. I came to the ALLI
Bootcamp from the Lincoln Heights Branch Library ALP Program.
I had an interesting time at the Bootcamp, which
was held at the Central Library on May 6 and 7, 2016.
I learned about leadership and about myself. For
example, I learned that a leader is a person who leads others, has high
self-esteem, and who believes that they can lead. I learned how to control my fears of
speaking, since when I become afraid to speak up my voice is weak and fragile,
but as I continue to speak, I become more confident and my voice returns to
normal. I also learned many meanings of
words that describe feelings, like selfish, pride, and self-esteem. I also learned some names that described
behaviors: avoider, resister, accepter, and seeker.
In my opinion, ALLI should be a mandatory program
given to those on Welfare so that all the people who are not in school or who
can’t read anything at all could improve their handwriting and reading and get
better jobs. It doesn’t matter if a person is young or old, they can lead the
poor, especially those on Skid Row in Los Angeles, to have a valuable
experience.
I want to thank Ms. Kelly for the invitation to
the ALLI Bootcamp. I also want to say to
my sponsor that I appreciate having the opportunity to be part of the Adult Literacy
Program and Algebra Upgrade. I’m
grateful for my wonderful tutor, Kate, who is so flexible about my
schedule. Thank you all for leading me. I will lead others, too. Thank you, Ms.
Kathy.
Learning is good at any time. It’s better to learn than to never have
learned.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: August 2016
Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events
August 2016
SCLLN
Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California and National –
Southern California Library Literacy Network
for more information
Aug 02 National Coloring Book Day
Aug 09 Book Lovers Day
Aug 09 Autism Sensory Friendly Films SUICIDE SQUAD 7p
Aug 10 Annual Picture Book
10 for 10 #pb10for10 Google Community
Aug 13 Autism Sensory Friendly Films PETE'S DRAGON 10a
Aug 20 Liemert Park Book Fair Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Aug 20+ Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival Parsons Lodge, Yosemite Natl Park
Aug 23 Autism Sensory Friendly Films WAR DOGS 7p
Aug 26 WorldCat Birthday
Aug 27 Autism Sensory Friendly Films PETE'S DRAGON 10a
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