Friday, October 14, 2011
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Testimony of an Adult Literacy Learner
VALF will be sharing stories from adult learners. Read this one to get a better understanding of what it feels like to not be able to read. It is from Gadsden County Public Library, Quincy, Florida, Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA)
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In their own words.......
In the beginning, I was trying to see if my tutor was serious about helping me, so I would leave with the van driver when I was suppose to meet with Mrs. Hall. I wanted to see if she would give up on me like other people did, but she didn’t.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Tutor Inservice for Adult Literacy in Tampa on October
Register today for the October 22, Saturday, workshop in Tampa, the Fast Track Reading System: Exploring the Relationship Between Sounds & Syllables. It's an essential skill many adult literacy programs fail to teach. It is a method that helps adult learners see immediate results and encourages them to stay in programs longer. This training is for adult literacy tutors and for those who want to learn strategies to help teens and adults who have learning differences.
Sharon Jaskula will provide an overview of a curriculum developed by the Jacksonville Public Library with the support of a Library Services and Technology Act Grant administered by the Florida Division of Library and Information Services. This curriculum focuses on using syllable division and syllable types as a way to strengthen the word attack skills of new readers. Discover the piece that your students have been missing and open up a whole new world.
Location: Hillsborough County Public Library
Town 'N Country Regional Public Library,
7606 Paula Dr., Suite 120,
Tampa, FL 33615-4116
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lunch is being provided by the Hillsborough Literacy Council To register email DouglasJS@hillsboroughCounty.org by Friday, October 14.
VALF stands for Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida.
OUR
MISSION
The mission of Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida is to enhance and promote the abilities of individuals and organizations to provide direct and indirect literacy instruction to adults and families in need through volunteer service.
OUR VISION
The ability to read, write and speak the English language shall be provided in all 67 counties of the State of Florida by trained literacy volunteers. These volunteers will equip adults and families with the tools necessary to solve the literacy problems encountered in daily life.
Sharon Jaskula will provide an overview of a curriculum developed by the Jacksonville Public Library with the support of a Library Services and Technology Act Grant administered by the Florida Division of Library and Information Services. This curriculum focuses on using syllable division and syllable types as a way to strengthen the word attack skills of new readers. Discover the piece that your students have been missing and open up a whole new world.
Location: Hillsborough County Public Library
Town 'N Country Regional Public Library,
7606 Paula Dr., Suite 120,
Tampa, FL 33615-4116
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lunch is being provided by the Hillsborough Literacy Council To register email DouglasJS@hillsboroughCounty.org by Friday, October 14.
VALF stands for Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida.
OUR
MISSION
The mission of Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida is to enhance and promote the abilities of individuals and organizations to provide direct and indirect literacy instruction to adults and families in need through volunteer service.
OUR VISION
The ability to read, write and speak the English language shall be provided in all 67 counties of the State of Florida by trained literacy volunteers. These volunteers will equip adults and families with the tools necessary to solve the literacy problems encountered in daily life.
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