San Diego Public Library :: READ San Diego :: An App for Library Literacy Programs

Barbara Bush Foundation 

Adult Literacy XPRIZE

An App for Library Literacy Programs

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Learning Upgrade App

See how the Learning Upgrade App is changing lives at READ San Diego Public Library. Learners use app while working with a tutor or while they are waiting to be placed. Tutors and admins can then use reports to help with instruction.

Learn English and math the fun way with the Learning Upgrade app! Over 900 lessons help you learn your way from anywhere.

Math and English Features

900+ lessons cover what you need to learn

Songs, video, and games in each lesson

Proven effective with over 1 million students

Self-paced courses adapt to each student’s needs

Effective with special needs, English learners, adults

Start with a free pilot, then expand to a classroom, school, or district.

with In-app Products from $4.99 - $79.99 per item

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

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events

August 2019

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. 02      Steinbeck Festival Salinas

Aug. 05      Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator Course Pasadena

Aug. 09      Book Lovers Day

Aug. 09      SCBWI Summer ConferenceLos Angeles

Aug. 10      Annual Picture Book 10 for 10
Aug. 12      Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry OnLine (Sep 20)
Aug. 12      Special Ed Law and Dyslexia Online (Sep 6)
Aug. 12      What is Dyslexia: In-Depth Look OnLine (Sep 15)

Aug. 13      Library Under the Sea San Bernardino Co Library (various branches - Aug 29)

Aug. 23      San Diego Festival of Books Point Loma

Aug. 24      OC Zine Fest Anaheim Library

Aug. 26      WorldCat Birthday

Aug. 31      Comic Con Long Beach

ALOUD: Library Foundation of Los Angeles  @ALOUDla

Los Angeles Literary Calendar  @LALitScene

Poetry Flash – So & No California

Storytelling Association of California

California Book Festivals & Events :: August 2019

California Book Festivals & Events :: August 2019

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

Read A Romance Month

Aug 02+    Steinbeck Festival: Travels With Charley In Search of America Salinas

Aug 10       Festival of Great Reads Long Beach 11a

Aug 10       Bay Area Family Literacy Day Los Medanos College Pittsburg

Aug 17       African American Book Expo Carson

Aug 20+    Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival, Parsons Lodge, Yosemite Natl Park

Aug 24       Liemert Park Book Fair Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

Aug 24       San Diego Festival of Books Liberty Station Pt Loma

Aug 24      OC Zine Fest Anaheim Library

Aug 31      Comic Con Long Beach

#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 2019

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar :: August 2019

For Local, California and National

Literacy or Library Conferences and Events

visit the

Southern California Library Literacy Network

Calendar

Aug. 01      Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy Torrance Library 7p

Aug. 19      Volunteer / Adult Literacy Orientation Corona Library 7p
Aug. 19      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ San Diego Central Library 10a

Aug. 22      Read OC Speaker Series Family Caregiver Resources Garden Grove 5:30p

Aug. 24      Adult Literacy Tutor Training READ/OC Westminster Library 9:30a

Aug. 24      Adult Literacy Tutor Training San Diego Co Library El Cajon 10a

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

Local Tutor Workshops :: Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Literacy Library Jobs :: Carlsbad :: Long Beach ::Contra Costa Co :: San Diego :: Salinas :: Huntington Beach

Literacy Library Jobs – California

Clerk Literacy Services -  PT

Carlsbad Library

transporting students & teacher to Library Learning Center, greeting & registering patrons, phone and reception duties, etc

DEADLINE: AUG 13

Learning Guide – PT

Long Beach Library

assist students with homework assignments and improving educational skills; assist patrons with job search skills and resume preparation; etc

DEADLINE:  1st 100 Applicants

Literacy Assistant - PT

Contra Costa Library

assist with volunteer recruitment, training and support activities, providing program information, and promoting library literacy programs through various media

DEADLINE: AUG 11

Literacy Tutor/Learner Coordinator

READ San Diego Library

coordinate matching of learners with volunteer tutors; monitor tutor/learner progress; supervise & evaluate volunteers; maintain homework center's physical space, etc

DEADLINE:  AUG 12

Literacy Clerk – Temporary

Salinas Library

support student and family literacy programs

DEALINE: OPEN

Library Literacy Aide – PT

Huntington Beach Library

staffs literacy office & assists literacy volunteers and adult literacy students

DEADLINE:  OPEN

BayNet Library and Information Network

CLA Career Center

CalOpps

Library Jobs in California

Los Angeles Public Library :: Spring Spotlight On Adult Literacy

Spring Spotlight on

Adult Literacy

LAPL Literacy Blog: 2.06.2019 by Megan Katz, Librarian, Office of Education and Literacy

Looking for a way to contribute to your community? Consider becoming an adult literacy volunteer with the Los Angeles Public Library! Statistics show that an estimated 33% of the adult residents of Los Angeles lack basic prose literacy skills. This means that, at best, they may be “able to locate easily identifiable information in short, commonplace prose text, but nothing more advanced” (National Center forEducation Statistics, 2003). Of course, many of these people cannot read at all.

Los Angeles Public Library tutor Luisa Latham says of her students: As a result of being illiterate, these individuals have felt isolated and alienated and not able to function fully within their communities… [They] have expressed to me their fear and hesitancy around any experience where they would be asked to read—to fill out a job application, to vote, to do so many things that we take for granted and that they cannot participate in. You can help alleviate literacy inequality by becoming a volunteer. We have many different opportunities, including teaching classes, working one-on-one with a student, and more.

Tutor Claire Chandler decided to use her time to help others, “When I retired, I thought about volunteer opportunities and about how to work toward changes I would like to see in the world. Even though I had no experience teaching anyone how to read, I applied to be a tutor at the Adult Literacy Program.”

Adult literacy volunteers change lives, but the most inspiring thing about volunteering may be what you will gain from it. Tutor Lorena Lordanic tells us, “Tutoring Carmen this past year has benefited my life in so many ways. Not only do I get to think of innovative ways to help her reach her goals, but Carmen also inspires me to continue learning.”

Are you ready to have your life changed by becoming an adult literacy volunteer?

Contact us today! Call 213-228-7037 or find the Literacy Center closest to you.  READ MORE >>

Learn to Earn Toolkit via NCFL

Learn to Earn Toolkit

National Center for Families Learning

Use the Learn to Earn Toolkit to build skills to prepare you for the workforce. Through your training on the Learn to Earn Toolkit, you will:

➧ Create your personal account and profile

➧ Be introduced to 10 topic areas of learning for the workforce

➧ Learn specific lessons within each topic area

➧ Explore career possibilities

➧ Learn new vocabulary in context

What is the Learn to Earn Toolkit?

Learn to Earn Toolkit is a free online collection of articles that focus on work skills. Articles focus on ten skills that employers say are important for new employees to have. The skills are also ones that employers say many new employees do not have. There are a total of 30 articles at each level that focus on these ten skills. Adult students can read articles and take quizzes on their own. The topics can also be used in adult education or family learning programs. Instructors can track a learner’s progress, and learners can print a list of the skills they have learned.

What is included in the content?

Learn to Earn offers a topic overview for each of the ten focus skills. Skill overview pages include a short introduction to the skill, an activity to practice with a partner, and a link to explore for more information about a specific job that uses the skill. On each skill page, you can link to three lessons for deeper learning about specific concepts of that skill.

What is the grade level of the text on Learn to Earn Toolkit?

Intermediate texts on Learn to Earn Toolkit are written at an average 4.7 grade level. Advanced texts are written at an average 7.7 grade level. Grade levels were determined using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level.

How are the quizzes structured?

Each quiz consists of six content questions, one idiom question, and three vocabulary questions.

Choose a skill and start learning!

You’ll find an introduction to read for each skill. Read the overview, practice the skill, and explore more information about the topic. You will find three articles for each skill.

You’ll find vocabulary words to help you learn more. You can use the Word Wheel to see how many words you learn. Take a quiz after each article to add that skill to your work-related skills list.

✬ Critical Thinking

✬ English Language

✬ Oral Communication

✬ Reading Comprehension

✬ Teamwork

✬ Diversity

✬ Information Technology Application

✬ Professionalism

✬ Social Responsibility

✬ Written Communication