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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

February 2019

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

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Southern California Library Literacy Network

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Southern California & California

National African American Read-In

Haiku Writing Month

Library Lovers Month

Feb. 01      Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week

Feb. 01      Literacy Action Week

Feb. 01      World Read Aloud Day

Feb. 01      El Civics Conferences CASAS Sacramento

Feb. 02      Take Your Child to the Library Day

Feb. 02-03 Museums Free-for-All

Feb. 06      Global School Play Day

Feb. 07      Harry Potter Book Night

Feb. 07      Young Child Los Angeles Expo Good Samaritan Hospital

Feb. 07      California School Library Conference City of Industry

Feb. 08      CARS+ Convention Sacramento

Feb. 09      CATESOL OC Spring Workshop UCI

Feb. 10      February Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10

Feb. 11      Overview of Orton Gillingham Approach OnLine

Feb. 11      ISME Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive Training San Francisco

Feb. 14      Book Giving Day

Feb. 15      Dyslexia and Literacy: Understanding Executive Functions . . . UCLA

Feb. 15      Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego

Feb. 18      El Civics Conferences CASAS Pasadena City College

Feb. 20      Spanish Language Book Fair Commerce Library

Feb. 21      Mother Language Day

Feb. 22      El Civics Conferences CASAS N Orange Community College Anaheim

Feb. 22      CATE Conference San Francisco

Feb. 23      Riverside Dickens Festival

Feb. 26      Tell A Fairy Tale Day

Feb. 28      Digital Learning Day

Feb. 28      California Language Teachers' Association Conference San Jose

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: February 2019

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

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Calendar

Trivia Challenge Glendora Library Feb 9

Gift of Literacy Luncheon Newport Beach Library Apr 5

Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ OC Anaheim City Library 10a

Feb. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Workshop Anaheim PL 10a

Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

Feb. 02      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Luis Obispo Library 10a

Feb. 05      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Placentia Library 6p

Feb. 06      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation Ventura Co Library 5p

Feb. 07      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Burbank Library 6p

Feb. 09      Trivia Challenge Glendora Library Azusa Pacific Univ 2p

Feb. 19      Adult Literacy Tutor Training Santa Barbara Library 11a
Feb. 25      Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Feb. 26      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 6p

Feb. 28      Read OC Speaker Series Fair Housing Westminster Library 5:30p

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

California :: Literacy Library Jobs :: San Diego Public :: Huntington Beach :: S San Francisco

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Literacy Tutor/Learner Coordinator - FT

San Diego Public Library

facilitate the daily operations of one or more homework centers by providing homework help to students and their families

DEADLINE:  FEB 15

Literacy Services Coordinator - FT

South San Francisco

coordinate the delivery of tutoring and support services for learners

DEADLINE:  OPEN

Library Literacy Aide – PT

Huntington Beach Library

staffs the literacy office, answers phones and responds to Literacy's email, assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

DEADLINE:  OPEN

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Carlsbad Library :: Literacy Pairs Share Their Breakthroughs

Literacy Breakthroughs: Carlsbad Library Learning Center Literacy Pairs

Learning Connections: January/February 2019 by Carrie Scott

Even with the most effective tutoring pairs, plateaus can happen. Sometimes, you may find you’re in a rut, struggling with a new learning theory or needing a different approach.

Here are three Carlsbad Library Learning Center literacy pairs who shared their recent breakthroughs and leaps forward! We hope that their stories will inspire you to try new techniques, tools and ideas.

Andrea G. and Anastasio S — Writer to Writer

Anastasio had never typed a letter before. He'd written some paragraphs, but never a complete letter, and certainly not to an author! Last year, he entered the Writer to Writer Challenge, a contest for adult learners to read a book and write a letter to the author about how the book impacted their life. Anastasio chose the book "Road Trip" by Gary Paulson. He said he liked the book, because he enjoyed how the characters became friends on the trip. His tutor Andrea helped him by asking a lot of questions! Who were your favorite characters? Why do you like them? What questions would you have for the author? When asked what he would tell a fellow learner about writing a letter, he said, "It's not that hard. Just express yourself!"

Stephanie S. and Adriana M. — Phono-Graphix

Tutor Stephanie had been working with her learner on Phono-Graphix for about six weeks. Because her learner had been in the program before, she flew through the initial lessons and even the advanced code sound lessons, because the words were familiar to her. Stephanie wondered whether she was getting any benefit from the exercises. However, they had just started reading a novel that had many complex words. Several times, the learner came across an unfamiliar word, and she would pronounce it correctly (or correct her initial mispronunciation) and explain why a vowel sound was the correct one. They are both encouraged that she could pronounce a word correctly and, more importantly, understand why!

Rylee C. and Souad B. — Read Live

This pair had been meeting for about 6 months, and even though they were making progress, the learner was eager to learn faster. That's when we introduced them to Read Live, a computer program where the learner reads along with a story, while learning new vocabulary. According to Souad, "I'm learning a lot with reading and spelling. The sounding out of the words is very good and so is the repetition." The program is timed, and tutor Rylee noticed that Souad wants to finish the paragraph before the time is up. Rylee remarked,

"The timer keeps her wanting to read. She likes the challenge!"  READ MORE >>

Governor Newsom Releases First State Budget :: Funding Proposed for Library Programs & Prison Literacy via CLA

California State
Library Budget

Governor Newsom Releases First State Budget

Funding proposed for library programs and prison literacy

News From the Capitol: 1.10.2019 by Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists

At 11 a.m. this morning, Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference at the Secretary of State’s Office auditorium to present the first state Budget of his new Administration.  Governor Newsom introduced a $209 billion proposed Budget, of which $144 billion is General Fund (e.g. versus “special funds,” etc.). 

The Governor explained in detail numerous programs that were priorities for him, stating, “I want to do justice to the magnitude of the decisions.  These dollars are attached to real people and real people’s lives.” He has focused a great deal of new funding in health and human services and K-12 and higher education, including early childhood education, special education, and providing the first two years free for community college enrollees.

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“The message we are advancing here is discipline,” the Governor stated.  As such, he has dedicated a large amount of the new funding to “one-time” enhancements (must be spent in Budget year 2019-2020), rather than “ongoing” funds.

The Governor is proposing the following:

-“Online Service Systems - $1 million General Fund one-time for online systems for use by public libraries to support efficient access to resources.”

-“Lunch at the Library - $1 million General Fund one-time for library districts to develop summer meal programs for students in low-income communities.”

Additionally, libraries and literacy were woven into the Governor’s remarks in various ways today.  For example, Governor Newsom announced he was “committed to literacy in the prisons.  You will hear me talk about this [issue] this year, next year, and in the 3rd year….There is no greater return on an investment than teaching a person to read.”  Governor Newsom is providing $5.5 million for a package of programs “specifically aimed at improving literacy rates among the offender population…”

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The Governor also indicated that he would be rolling out “A Fresh Start” program for the Department of Motor Vehicles.  His Budget states that “no other state department has as many interactions with Californians as the DMV. As recent events have highlighted, DMV has significant customer service challenges.”  The document goes on to state that an audit is currently underway to see how the DMV interaction with customers can be improved, and the Governor suggested, “We will look into more field locations, and libraries, malls, etc.

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The Legislature will commence hearings on Governor’s Newsom’s Budget in late February or early March.  Governor Newsom will also produce a “May Revision” of the State Budget in May, which will feature a more accurate revenue projection, taking into account April tax receipts.  The Budget must be passed and sent to the Governor by June 15. We will keep you updated as these issues progress through the legislative process.  READ MORE >>

California :: Literacy Library Jobs :: Huntington Beach :: Carlsbad :: So San Francisco

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Library Literacy Aide – PT

Huntington Beach Library

staffs the literacy office, answers phones and assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

DEADLINE:  OPEN

2 Library Technicians Literacy Services - PT

Carlsbad Library

performs learner assessments, tutor training and reporting for the adult and teen literacy program in addition to proving traditional library services

DEADLINE:  JAN 7

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Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events January 2019

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

January 2019

SCLLN

Literacy & Library Events & Conferences

- Local, California and National –

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Southern California Library Literacy Network

for more information

Southern California & California

Newington Library CT

Braille Literacy Month

Jan. 07      What is Dyslexia: In-Depth Look thru Feb 1

Jan. 09      Poetry at Work Day

Jan. 11      California Kindergarten Conference Santa Clara

Jan. 14      ISME Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training Los Angeles

Jan. 18      Thesaurus Day

Jan. 21      Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry

Jan. 23      Handwriting Day

Jan. 23      National Reading Day

Jan. 24      International Day of Education UNESCO
Jan. 25      Multicultural Children’s Book Day

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California