Monday, February 3, 2014

Libraries - Share What You Know About Adult Literacy

TimetoReskill Slide Show

Share What You Know About Adult Literacy:

Libraries Invited to Provide Input
UpNext: The IMLS Blog: 1.23.2014 by mheintz
A Joint OVAE-IMLS UpNext Blog Post

Results from the latest international study of adult skills, Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey of Adult Skills, show that the U.S. workforce trails many other developed nations in foundational skills essential for both individuals and the nation as a whole to thrive. These skills include the ability to read, the ability to understand numbers and do math, and the ability to solve problems using technology.


The site’s many resources include:
-A consultation paper, a 10-page paper that can be shared in advance of an event to provide background on the skills issue and the framework for the National Action Plan
-A toolkit, a step-by-step guide to running a local roundtable from types of people to invite to what questions to pose
-An online feedback form (Submit comments by March 14 to be considered in the Plan.)

Learn more about the results of the study by reading Time for the U.S. to Reskill? What the Survey of Adult Skills Says, a report completed by OECD at the request of the U.S. Department of Education.

Libraries play an important role in boosting adults’ foundational skills and they have the ability to offer important insights that can help shape the national action plan. Libraries can take part by hosting roundtable discussion to provide input on the plan.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

National & International Literacy & Library Events: February 2014

National & International Literacy & Library Events:
February 2014 

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


Feb. 1+ National Reading Recovery Literacy Conf, Columbus OH
Feb. 6  “No Child Left Out” Education Conf, Isle of Palms SC
Feb. 9+ Arizona Adult Literacy Week
Feb. 14+ Literacy for/and Social Justice, Athens GA
Feb. 14  Book Giving Day GLOBAL
Feb. 15  Autism Sensory Friendly Films LEGO 10a
Feb. 17+ National Conf on Family Literacy, Washington DC
Feb. 20  John Zickefoose "Yes You Can" LDA Conf Luncheon, Anaheim CA

Friday, January 31, 2014

Southern California and California Literacy Events: February 2014

Southern California and California Literacy Events: February 2014

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


Feb. 6+ Early Childhood STEM, Costa Mesa
Feb. 7+ JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: South Coast Rep, Costa Mesa
Feb. 14  Book Giving Day GLOBAL
Feb. 14+ CATE Conf, San Diego
Feb. 15  Autism Sensory Friendly Films LEGO 10a
Feb. 22+ SCIBA Children's Books & Literacy Dinner, Pasadena
Feb. 27  San Diego Co Literacy Spelling Bee 5:30p
Feb. 28+ CARS+ Conv, Irvine

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Literacy Library Jobs: California - Salinas


Literacy Jobs: California

Literacy Specialist (Parent Educator)
12-Month, Grant-Funded Position
REQUIRES COMPLETION OF 12 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) UNITS.

Collect parenting ladder data for reporting purposes and to implement early literacy playgroups in the library and/or a city recreation center using a pre-set curriculum that includes facilitating open play, singing songs, conducting story time and engaging with parents.

Deadline: Open

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: February 2014

SCLLN Literacy Tutor Workshop Calendar: February 2014

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


Feb 1 Literacy Tutor Workshop = Altadena Library 9a
Feb 1 Literacy Tutor Workshop = San Diego Co Library 10a
Feb 4 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 12N
Feb 4 Literacy Tutor Workshop - Beaumont Library 4p
Feb 6 Literacy Tutor Workshop - Newport Beach Library 5:30p
Feb 6 Literacy Tutor Orientation - South Bay Literacy @Torrance Library 7p
Feb 8 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Placentia Library 1p
Feb 10 Literacy Learner Training = READ/San Diego 5:45p
Feb 12 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Newport Beach Library 2p
Feb 12 Literacy Tutor Training = READ/San Diego 6p
Feb 20 Literacy Tutor Orientation = Carlsbad Library 6p
Feb 25 Literacy Learner Training = READ/San Diego 9:45p
Info about local Tutor Training Workshops is always Scrolling in the Right Frame.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

National Literacy Action Week (NLAW) January 27 – February 1


January 27 – February 1

NLAW is a Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education [SCALE] initiative for strengthening literacy activism. During the week, campus literacy programs nationwide join together to raise awareness about literacy and create change on their campuses and in their communities.

To raise awareness:
- Help people understand the need for literacy services locally or nationally.
- Inform your community about the importance of having adequate literacy skills, and what it means for those who do not.
- Raise awareness about your program’s activities and the essential work you do.
- Make connections between literacy and other social justice issues by demonstrating the very real relationships operating in society (e.g., literacy and racism, poverty, sexism, immigration, health needs).

To make change:
- Address a social justice issue in your local community or on campus.
- Advocate for changes in a local school.
- Lobby local, state or national elected officials to commit more resources for literacy initiatives.
- Pressure decision-makers in education (or other human service areas) to embrace policies and practices that benefit learners most and lead to greater justice and equality.

February 1, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EST)

Hunter Phillips Goodman @ 10am
the history of student-led service movements

Lucy Lewis @ 11am
her experiences with voting rights in the 1970s and now