Oceanside Library ▬ Offers Free Online Courses To Help The Unemployed

Library Offers Free Online Courses To Help The Unemployed

SD Union Tribune: 7.21.2020 by Linda McIntosh

The Oceanside Public Library provides free online skill-development courses to help unemployed, furloughed or part-time workers get back in the job market. The courses are offered through the Coursera for Workforce Recovery program, administered through the library and made available by Coursera in response to people losing their jobs because of the pandemic. 

Folks can self-enroll in 40 curated collections of courses or view and enroll in any of the more than 4,000 course offerings from universities across the world.

The courses range from computer programming, digital literacy, data analytics/business analysis and software or app development to entrepreneurship, web design project management, marketing and business English among others.

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“The courses offered are taught by instructors at leading universities around the world,” said Chelsea Genack Eggli, literacy coordinator at the Library’s READS Learning Center, which offers access to the Coursera program along with other virtual learning programs.  READ MORE ➤➤

Become a Tutor or Talk to a Teacher

Call 760-435-5680, text 442-222-8298

or email  READS@oceansideca.org to

see if READS is a good fit for you

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 13

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 18-19 yrs. old

(college level entry)

Camarena Library ▬ First Virtual Tutor Meeting on August 17

First Virtual Tutor Meeting on August 17

The Literacy Place: August 2020

Our first virtual tutor meeting will be on August 17 via Zoom. It has been some months since we've held our regular tutor meetings, as they were previously held in the library. Now, we will hold our meetings online in order to check in and collaborate with each other. Since tutors are the backbone of our Adult Literacy Services, these meetings will focus on tutors' needs and concerns. During this month's meeting, we will discuss adapting to virtual tutor sessions, goal-setting for learners, and the many workbooks and resources the ALS program offers.

Workforce Literacy Workshops in Development

The COVID-19 public health crisis has worsened an already high unemployment rate in Imperial County--27.3% as of June 2020, according to the Employment Development Department of California. Because of this urgent need, the Adult Literacy Services program is responding by developing several workshops for adult learners. These workshops, which begin in September, will aim to help learners build confidence, explore career options, prepare for interviews, build their communication skills, market their skills, and conduct effective job searches.

Our literacy program is also working with existing community organizations to help learners receive the support they need during these times. The main purpose of these workshops is to assist learners with employment goals and direct them to the social services they need.  READ MORE ➤➤

Call the library at (760) 768-2170 to set up an appointment.

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old

(Twelfth graders)

Redlands Library ▬ Redlands Family’s Literacy Journey Leads To Educational, Employment Opportunities

Redlands Family’s Literacy Journey Leads To Educational, Employment Opportunities

Redlands Daily Facts: 8.01.2020  by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coordinator-A.K. Smiley Library

Many adults who join the Redlands Adult Literacy Program want to improve their reading and writing skills so they can get better jobs, further their own education, and advocate for their children. Through hard work and perseverance adult learners can change their own and their family’s lives for the better. 

The following is a story of adult learners who graduated from the Redlands Adult Literacy Program and, with their new literacy skills, started a business, earned a GED, and encouraged their children to excel in their education.

Monica Sanchez joined the adult literacy program in February 2014 because she needed to become an advocate for her special needs son. Working with her tutor, Rebecca McCurdy, she gained literacy skills that enabled her to communicate effectively with teachers and medical professionals, understand medical directives, and support her son. Monica’s goals changed over time to include dreams of attaining her GED, supporting her children with their education, and getting a better job. Monica diligently worked for four years in the literacy program to improve her reading, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. She celebrated when she earned her GED in 2017 because this opened doors to better employment.

In 2018, she was hired by the Redlands Unified School District to work as a campus monitor at an elementary school. Monica shared, “I liked being a campus monitor; it was a fun and comfortable job for me. I was playing with kids and getting paid for that.”

When the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of schools, Monica, like so many others, found herself unemployed. She eventually began working as a DoorDash driver and used this as an opportunity to teach her younger children about what it was like to have a job and manage their own money; they helped her leave meals on porches and Monica gave them an allowance of $1 per delivery.

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Monica’s husband, Armando Sanchez, also joined the literacy program in 2014. His goals were to improve his reading and writing in order to advance at his job at Ashley Furniture and to have a better life.  READ MORE ➤➤

Automatic Readability Checker

Readability Consensus

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 12

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 17-18 yrs. old

(Twelfth graders)

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events ▬ August 2020

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

August 2020

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California 

Read A Romance Month

Aug. 02      National Coloring Book Day

Aug. 03      Orton Gillingham Teacher Tutor Training VIRTUAL

Aug. 08      CATESOL Fall Conference VIRTUAL

Aug. 09      Book Lovers Day

Aug. 10      Annual Picture Book 10 for 10       

Aug. 10      Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry OnLine

Aug. 10      Special Ed Law and Dyslexia OnLine

Aug. 10      What is Dyslexia? An In Depth Look OnLine

Aug. 20      OC Zine Fest VIRTUAL

Aug. 21      Sonoma Valley Authors Festival VIRTUAL

Aug. 22      World Folktale Day      

Aug. 26      WorldCat Birthday       

Aug. 29      San Diego Festival of Books VIRTUAL

Aug. 31      We Love Memoirs Day

VIRTUAL CAEYC Conference & Expo (thru Aug 31)

#LitWeekLA

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

Huntington Beach Library ▬ Keeping In Touch Photos + Captions

Keeping In Touch

Photos + Captions

Literacy Volunteers HBPL: 7.21 2020

Looking for an interesting tutoring lesson? 

Try this one out, it’s fun, easy and a nice way for learners and tutors to get to know each other a little better!

If you can read and write fluently, you can help an adult to read, write or speak English better. Literacy Volunteers - HBPL has tutor training workshops throughout the year.

The 15-hour class teaches Literacy Volunteers of America methods for helping adults improve their skills. After taking the class, you are matched with one adult student. You meet two hours a week, morning, afternoon, evening or weekend.

The Huntington Beach Library Adult Literacy Program has a collection of teaching materials, a computer lab and space in the library for tutor pairs to meet. We have two programs, the Adult Literacy Program at Central Library (714) 375-5102 and the Oak View Literacy Program at the Oak View Branch Library (714) 375-5104. We always need tutors!

California Book Festivals & Events August 2020

California Book Festivals & Events  August 2020

Books, Comics, Poetry, Storytelling, Writing and More !

Read A Romance Month

Aug 01-02 Steinbeck Festival “Steinbeck Country United” VIRTUAL

Aug. 09     Book Lovers Day

Aug. 21     Sonoma Valley Authors Festival VIRTUAL

Aug. 22     OC Zine Fest Anaheim Library VIRTUAL

Aug. 22     World Folktale Day   

Aug. 26     WorldCat Birthday    

Aug. 29     San Diego Festival of Books VIRTUAL

Aug. 31     We Love Memoirs Day

#LitWeekLA

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

African American Book Events

Book Fairs by State Library of Congress

Book Reporter – Book Festivals

Everfest Book Festival Calendar

Storytelling Events

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ August 2020

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ August 2020

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar  

Read A Romance Month

Aug. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy VIRTUAL

Aug. 11      CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego

Aug. 17      CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Corona Library

Aug. 22      CANCELED - Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module

Chula Vista Library Mondays @ 6p Wednesdays @10a

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Santa Fe Springs City Library Complete an online training course

Local Tutor Workshops  Always Scrolling in the Right Frame