Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Redlands Library ▬ Literacy Students Write About Their Pandemic Experiences In New Anthology

Redlands Literacy Students Write About Their Pandemic Experiences In New Anthology

Our Stories,
Pandemic Reflections

Redlands Daily Facts: 2.05.2021 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coord: A.K. Smiley Library

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program recently published “Our Stories, A Collection of Writings, Volume 3,” which includes writings from adult learners enrolled in the Redlands Adult Literacy Program. Over 40 adult learners and tutors contributed written works for the anthology. These works focused on the learners’ journeys to literacy, personal reflections, family and friends, memories and adventures, and reflections about books the learners had read. This year, a special chapter entitled “Pandemic Reflections” was added to the anthology providing an opportunity for authors to share the impact that the pandemic has had on their lives.

The anthology provided an opportunity for adult learners to write stories from their hearts, choosing just the right words to express themselves, and then to share those stories with the broader community. Previously, the Redlands community would be invited to a “Celebration of Authors” event, where adult learners would read their works to an audience that included their families and friends. Because of the social distancing requirements caused by the pandemic, this year the library recorded authors reading their stories, so that the whole community could experience the joy of hearing the works of adult learners who are working to improve their literacy. 

This anthology’s pandemic reflections were especially heart-felt and relevant as everyone continues to adapt to changes caused by the pandemic. Several learners wrote about the losses they had experienced, like the inability to see family or gather in large groups, supporting children with online school, learning how to meet with tutors remotely, and adapting to wearing face masks.  READ MORE ➤➤


To learn more, join us at a Zoom Tutor Orientation.
Please call the Redlands Adult Literacy Program office
at 909.798.7565, ext. 4138
or email literacy@akspl.org to sign up for the Orientation.

 

Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 14
Reading Level: difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 21-22 yrs. old
(college level)


Saturday, February 6, 2021

Chula Vista Library ▬ Susan Vega: Exploring a Library Professionals Journey to Provide Literacy for All

Exploring a Library Professionals Journey to Provide Literacy for All, and How Chula Vista Library Serves the City

@ChulaVistaLib

Literacy for All: Feb 2021 with Jose L Cruz, San Diego Council on Literacy

Susan Empizo Vega has a diverse 25-year history of providing library and literacy services in Southern California. The more we talked, the more we re-discovered the many hats that Susan has worn in her literacy professional journey, serving public libraries in Chula Vista, National City, San Diego, Carlsbad, and San Jose. Another discovery were the many community services that are being provided to the residents of Chula Vista through the library…especially given social-distancing. Join us we take this the journey from the past, to the present, of Susan’s amazing, meaningful, and informative adventures in library and literacy services.  LISTEN 57:46



Friday, February 5, 2021

Ventura Co Library ▬ READ Literacy Remote Learning

READ Literacy Remote Learning

@vencolibrary

VC READER:  Winter 2021 by Carol Chapman, Program Coordinator

READ tutors will continue to meet remotely with their learners for the duration of this pandemic. Some tutors are tutoring via telephone, others are having text-materials mailed directly to their homes. Internet conferencing sites like Zoom, Skype, and Google Classroom are favored by many tutoring partners.

Special materials, designed to use on these computer platforms, have been purchased and will be available from site supervisors in 2021.

VOLUNTEER

We are also pleased to announce that many READ learners, including several who earned citizenship through our program, voted for the first time in November’s election. New tutor training sessions will begin online in February.

If you are interested in becoming a tutor (or want to find a tutor to help you with your reading), call our office at 805-677-7160 or 805-677-7159.  READ MORE ➤➤

 
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 11
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth to Eleventh graders)


Tuesday, February 2, 2021

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ February 2021

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar February 2021


For Local, California and National
Literacy or Library Conferences and Events
visit the




Feb. 20      VIRTUAL Happy Hour with Lily King Newport Beach Library Literacy 5p
Feb. 22      VIRTUAL Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p
Feb. 27      VIRTUAL Great Trivia Challenge 29 Glendora Library 5p


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

Monday, February 1, 2021

Southern California & Statewide Literacy & Library Events ▬ February 2021


SCLLN
Literacy & Library Events & Conferences
- Local, California and National –
Southern California Library Literacy Network
for more information
Southern California & California
 
Feb. 01      Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
Feb. 01      World Read Aloud Day
Feb. 02      Take Your Child to the Library Day
Feb. 03      Global School Play Day
Feb. 04      Harry Potter Book Night
Feb. 06      Los Padres CATESOL Chapter Conference VIRTUAL
Feb. 08      Overview of Orton Gillingham Approach OnLine
Feb. 10      Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10
Feb. 11      California School Library Conference VIRTUAL
Feb. 12      Southern California Writers' Conference San Diego VIRTUAL
Feb. 14      Book Giving Day
Feb. 14      National Black Literacy Day
Feb. 19      Teaching Pronunciation: It Doesn't Take a Native Speaker VIRTUAL 11a       
Feb. 20      Black Writers on Tour VIRTUAL
Feb. 20+    Riverside Dickens Festival VIRTUAL
Feb. 20      A Date w/ CATE: Inspiration Innovations for Today's ELA Classooms VIRTUAL
Feb. 21      Freedom to Read Week Canada
Feb. 21      Mother Language Day
Feb. 26      Student Press Freedom Day
Feb. 26      Tell A Fairy Tale Day
Feb. 26      CARS+ Convention VIRTUAL
Feb. 26      Southern California Kindergarten Conference VIRTUAL
Feb. 27      Digital Learning Day
Feb. 27      CATESOL OC Spring Conference VIRTUAL 8:45am

 



Sunday, January 31, 2021

Los Angeles Public Library ▬ Learning Circles Are A New Kind Of Class For Adults

Learning Circles Are A New Kind Of Class For Adults At The Los Angeles Public Library!

READ
READ: Fall 2020

Learning circles are basically study groups for adults who want to take online courses together. The online courses can come from many places, including colleges, news-papers, YouTube, or databases on the LAPL website.

There is almost no limit to the kinds of courses you can take in a learning circle! So far, we’ve had learning circles on basic computer skills, acrylic painting, American sign language, interview skills, knitting, and much more!

Learning circles make online courses more interesting and fun, because instead of taking the class all by yourself, you take it with other people! You can make new friends and help one another learn as you study. Learning circles are as much about building a community of learners as they are about the subject being studied.

Just recently, two of our literacy coordinators, Abel and Priscilla, helped lead learning circles. Below, they tell us what it was like!

Priscilla Rojas Naiman:  Angi Brzycki, adult librarian at the Hollywood Branch, and I recently concluded a six week learning circle on the 1619 Project.

For those unfamiliar with it, the 1619 Project was a massive effort by The New York Times Magazine to detail the history of slavery, its lasting effects within our culture, and to celebrate the often-suppressed role of formerly enslaved peoples in making American democracy manifest. Its aim was to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative.

The 1619 Project Learning Circle was difficult to get through but highly needed in light of today’s climate. An average of 15 people joined us each week on Zoom from all over the country. They came prepared by having read the essays the NY Times collected and heard the podcasts assigned so that the discussion would be fruitful. There were participants who came to this country not knowing that the Black community had so many trials over the centuries.  READ MORE ➤➤

 
Based on 7 readability formulas:
Grade Level: 11
Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.
Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old
(Tenth to Eleventh graders)