Free Online Adult Education Learning Opportunities

Community Announcement: Reminder: Special Discussions This Week Courtesy of LINCS_Communications Dear members, As a reminder, we have two special discussions occurring this week (and beyond) in the LINCS Community. Please join us for these events and share your knowledge with our 10,000+ members. Join the Financial Literacy and Postsecondary Completion groups from February 3-14 for a special discussion in which adult education program managers, counselors, and teachers from a range of adult education programs will share their strategies and techniques for incorporating financial literacy into their adult education programs. Starting Wednesday, February 5 (Digital Learning Day) in the Technology and Learning group, a month-long discussion connected to the Digital Learning Day: Four-Part Technology Tools Webinar Series will occur. Have a great Monday, The LINCS Community Team --

Answer Questions to Help with New Resource for Volunteer Tutors

In your experience, what are the most common questions volunteer tutors have about how to teach specific reading skills?  What do volunteers—both new and veteran—need to know more about when it comes to teaching skills in the four components of reading:  alphabetics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension?      Answer these questions on our Blog and also send them to:  prevedel@hotmail.com
Group: Reading and Writing Discussion: Online resource for volunteer tutors (New) Courtesy of Amy Prevedel Hello everyone, We wanted to let you know about an exciting online resource that is being designed to help volunteer tutors learn more about teaching reading effectively to adult basic education and literacy learners.  Volunteer tutors will be able to access tutoring strategies based on evidence-based research that address the specific needs of the learners they work with.  These resources will be available from any computer with Internet access. LINCS Region 4 Professional Development Center is partnering with Portland State University’s LearnerWeb to develop 1-2 page summaries that will answer common questions volunteer tutors have related to teaching skills in the four components of reading: alphabetics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. The summaries will focus on a specific question about reading and answer it using content from LINCS Teaching Adults to Read face-to-face and online trainings and the publications upon which they were based. The summaries will also point tutors to additional resources that are more in-depth such as videos demonstrating relevant tutoring strategies, LINCS communities of practice, online courses, web resources and publications. In order to make this online resource as useful as possible to as many volunteer tutors as possible, we’d like to ask for your help in answering these questions: In your experience, what are the most common questions volunteer tutors have about how to teach specific reading skills?  What do volunteers—both new and veteran—need to know more about when it comes to teaching skills in the four components of reading:  alphabetics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension?  Your responses will help guide the direction of this project so we can best serve volunteers and ultimately, the learners they work with.  Any thoughts you can offer would be so valuable—and so greatly appreciated. Please email your responses to Amy Prevedel at prevedel@hotmail.com, or Kathy St. John at katlit2003@yahoo.com.  Thanks in advance for your ideas! Sincerely yours, Amy Prevedel and Kathy St. John Consultants, LINCS Region 4 Professional Development Center --
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Feb 13 Webinar on the new Adult Literacy Assessment

Community Announcement: Time to Reskill: A Practitioner Engagement Event
Courtesy of Heidi

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Join the U.S. Department of Education, American Institutes for Research, and adult education advocates for a webinar on February 13, from 1:00pm-3:00pm ET. With the recent release of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies, (PIAAC) demonstrating the direct relationship between skills and economic security, health, and educational advancement, there is even more urgency to address the needs of low-skilled learners and equip the teaching workforce to help such students achieve their academic and economic goals. The Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) launched a national engagement effort on November 20 (see archived announcement) to explore ways to increase our national capacity to improve the foundation skills of adults in the United States. OVAE is particularly interested in engaging with adult educators to solicit their input into a forthcoming national action plan. This webinar will be an opportunity to receive a briefing on the PIAAC data, the OECD’s special report on America’s low-skilled population, Time for the U.S. to Reskill?, and engage in a focused discussion about the issues facing adult education. To prepare for the webinar, see the Consultation Paper, which provides background on the skills issue and the framework for the national action plan. The discussion will continue online in various groups within the LINCS Community of Practice. Bookmark the registration link for February 13, 1:00pm ET and stay tuned to LINCS for updates.

Tips for Signing up for Health Care

Dear Sandy,   HealthCare.gov has been working diligently to improve its website, and make applying and enrolling for health insurance much easier. Here are a few tips to help patrons make their experience with HealthCare.gov run smoothly: Shop HealthCare.gov during off peak hours, such as, mornings, nights and weekends. Patrons should have their income and tax information ready when they log on. Patrons should comparison shop to get the best deal. If patrons need to talk to someone, use the Call Center at: 800.318.2596. Help is available 24/7, in 150 different languages. Patrons can also find in person help in their area by using localhelp.healthcare.gov. Stay informed. Subscribe to the E-Government and Workforce mailing list to receive additional information on the Health Insurance Marketplace. Pam Thompson Division of Library and Information Services R.A.Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 850.245.6633 pam.thompson@dos.myflorida.com    This publication has been funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

Info on a Library Grant for Books--due March 15

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature is pleased to announce grants for your library's 2014 Día program, El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day), with an African American Focus.

If interested, please download the attached application and apply. The grant award amount is $500 in selected multicultural children's books for your library. The application deadline is March 15, 2014. The winning recipient or recipients will be notified on or about March 22, 2014.

Past Grant Winners:

2013

Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, Queens Library System, Corona, NY

Ocean County Library, Lakewood Branch, Lakewood, NJ

Inglewood Public Library, Main Branch, Inglewood, CA

2012

Rudisill Regional Library, Tulsa, OK.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Dr. Claudette S. McLinn, Executive Director

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature

8461 S. Van Ness Ave., Suite 101

Inglewood, CA 90305

Email: Center4MulticulturalChildrensLit@aol.com

El Día de Los Niños/El Día de los Libros "Many Children, Many Cultures, Many Books"