Thursday, April 4, 2019

XPrize Learning Apps Ready for FREE Download

XPrize Learning Apps Ready for Download
VALUEUSA: 3.31.2019

In the United States, right now we are helping 10% of the people who need help in learning how to read and speak English. We at VALUEUSA strongly believe that this is an opportunity to help the rest of the 90%, so we need you to help share this information, verbally because non-readers get the majority of our information by word of mouth.

We ask you to pass this information on to other programs and more importantly with adults who need to learn. We are not looking for you to do reports, get information, or collect data on anybody. All we are asking for is for you to get these free learning apps into the hands of the individuals who needs these skills, so they can make life better for themselves and their families.






USE CODE 4499 FOR FREE ONE YEAR USE

An Android device is required to download from the Google Play Store.
So, raise your voice and take action now, from April 1 to August 30, 2019.

If you download these apps then, they will be free to use for one year. We are asking you to share it with the students in programs and anyone on the waiting list. Ask them to pass it on to anybody they think can benefit from these learning apps in any way. =Nearly 36 million adults in the U.S. lack basic literacy, yet only approximately 10% access educational services. The goal of the $1 million Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition is to expand access to adult education technology tools. XPRIZE’s mission is to empower millions of adult learners to acquire the skills they need to advance their education, find better work, or simply read a bedtime story to their children.

VALUEUSA wants your help to get this brochure and these apps in the hands of non-readers, plus verbally tell them about it. And give them a chance to learn and acquire the skills that they have no other way of getting. VALUEUSA wishes you to give us a hand and share your voice with all that will listen; let them know about the apps and give them the codes to begin!

For a tutorial on how to use these learning apps,
check their guides below:


Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Colton Library :: Advance to Literacy and Homework Assistance Center Grand Reopening

Colton Public Library’s Advance to Literacy and Homework Assistance Center Grand Reopening
Colton City News: 3.21.2019 by Suzanne Busch, Colton Library

On Thursday, March 7 at 3:00 p.m., the Colton Public Library’s Advance to Literacy and Homework Assistance Center celebrated its re-location with a Grand Reopening.  Among those in attendance were members of the Colton Public Library Board of Trustees, City Manager Bill Smith and parents and students of the Homework Assistance Center.

Colton Public Library would like to give special thanks to Home Depot, who provided the improvement supplies and whose employees and volunteers assisted in the remodel.

The Advance to Literacy Center is located in the Luque Branch Library at 294 East O Street, Monday through Thursdays from 12:00 and 5:00 p.m.

Please call (909) 370-5170 for more information.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: April 2019


Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events :: April 2019

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


Mar. 30      Money Smart Week
Apr. 06      Literary Orange Festival of Authors Newport Beach
Apr. 06      CA Public Library Advocates Spring Workshop Betty Rodriguez Library Fresno
Apr. 07      National Library Week "Libraries Transform"
Apr. 07      National Volunteer Week
Apr. 08      Adult Ed Legislative Day
Apr. 08+    Adult Education Week
Apr. 09      National Library Workers Day
Apr. 10      National Bookmobile Day
Apr. 11      CAEYC Annual Conference & Expo Santa Clara
Apr. 12      Drop Everything & Read Day
Apr. 13      Dyslexia Conference So CA Tri-Counties Branch IDA Riverside
Apr. 15      Dyslexia Virtual Conference Dyslexia Training Institute
Apr. 17      Haiku Poetry Day
Apr. 20      Young People’s Poetry Day
Apr. 21      Cowboy Poetry Week
Apr. 22      Special Ed Law and Dyslexia
Apr. 23      World Book and Copyright Day
Apr. 23      World Book Night
Apr. 27      Indie Bookstore Day
Apr. 27      Tell a Story Day
Apr. 27      Empowering Literacy Instruction For All (K-12) Cal Lutheran
Apr. 27      California Bookstore Day 
Apr. 27      Arts + Literacy Festival Santa Monica Library 10a
Apr. 28      Great Poetry Reading Day
Apr. 29      Children's Book Week "A great nation is a reading nation"
Apr. 30      Dia: El día de los niños/El día de los libros @ Public & School Libraries
Apr. 30      BOOST Conference Palm Springs CA


Thursday, March 28, 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: April 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: April 2019

For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
Southern California Library Literacy Network
Calendar

Apr. 05 The Gift of Literacy
Newport Beach Library 

Apr. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop READ/OC Library Cypress 9:30a
Apr. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/San Diego S Chula Vista 10a
Apr. 08      Coach the Soul Reading w/ Ken LaVigne Downey Library 6:30p
Apr. 11      Literacy Coalition Meeting San Bernardino Co Library Highland 3:30p
Apr. 13      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Whittier Area Literacy Council 9a
Apr. 15      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation City of Orange Library 5:30p
Apr. 15      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Apr. 20      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a
Apr. 20      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation San Bernardino Library Yucca Valley 9a
Apr. 25      READ OC Speaker International Dyslexia Assn Aliso Viejo Library 5:30p
Apr. 25      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p
Apr. 25      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Huntington Beach Library 6p
Apr. 30      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Redlands Library 6p

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module
Beverly Hills Library Adult Literacy last Friday month 10:00 - 12 N
LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction
Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Monterey Park Library :: Literacy For All ESL :: Claremont College Students

Literacy for All of Monterey Park (LAMP)

Working with Pitzer College’s Community Engagement Center and funded by the Weingart Foundation, Professor Kathleen S. Yep initiated a partnership with Literacy for Allof Monterey Park (LAMP) starting fall 2009. LAMP was founded in 1984 with funding by the California State Library and through the efforts Michael Eng.

Claremont College students provide LAMP students citizenship coaching, covering aspects of the citizenship exam ranging from history and government facts of America to dictation of specific English sentences and mock interviews.

In addition, the Claremont College students offer English-As-A-Second-Language tutoring.  Lastly, college students take Asian American Studies classes alongside LAMP students that involve social autobiography and other forms of critical pedagogies.  Co-taught with artist/educator/activist Traci Kato-Kiriyama, a spring 2011 combined class created poetry, an anthology, and a web site.

The college students and LAMP learners distributed over 60 free copies of their anthology and gave a reading at a public presentation with over 100 people in attendance.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Covina Library :: Family Literacy @ Your Library


Family Literacy @ Your Library

Literacy is a family affair !

This program offers caregivers and parents the opportunity to learn strategies and gain free Literacy resources to support independent readers. Join us in breakout informational sessions for parents and children filled with fun, activities, snacks (for children) and giveaways!

Space is limited, register in person the Circulation Desk.
For information, call (626) 384-5303.

March 20: Literacy @ Home
April 17:   Learning @ Your Library
May 15:    Reading Tips & Tricks
June 19:   Reading Together, Talking together
July 17:    School Talk

Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.


Friday, March 15, 2019

Literacy Library Jobs :: California [also Out-of-State]


Literacy Library Jobs – California

building community and nurturing lifelong learning through adult literacy programs, supported by a dynamic group of volunteers and staff

Staffs the literacy office
Answers phones and responds to Literacy's email
Assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

coordinate the delivery of tutoring and support services for learners

Out – Of - State

coordinates, administers and monitors an adult education program that provides for free tutoring and large group instruction for adults who lack skills in English proficiency or are pursuing their General Educational Development (GED) Certificate
responsible for the coordination, oversight, and evaluation of adult basic education, with primary focus on ESL (English as a Second Language) and Citizenship instructional services

also: Bookmobile On-call Assistant - PT
teach English Language Learners (ELL) in fun, relevant, and interactive ways, to work with immigrant adults to increase their practical, conversational English skills, job readiness, parenting support, and information access

responsible for overseeing the operations and programming of the Center for Adult Learning

supports the tutoring program operating in Niagara County by working with tutors and students