April 2019
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Volume 7, Issue 4
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The Insider
The Insider, the monthly newsletter of LVA, Essex & Passaic Counties, will keep you in the loop on all of the organization’s upcoming events.
A million thanks to Kathryn Waggener McGuire, who last month presented an extremely helpful workshop on Writing Prompts Using Art
Literacy Volunteers of America Essex & Passaic Counties90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 566-6200, ext. 217 or 225 195 Gregory Avenue, 2nd Floor, Passaic, NJ 07055 (973) 470-0039 Cristhian Barcelos -Executive Director
[email protected] Jorge Chavez -Data Processing Coordinator [email protected] Debbie Graham -Education Coordinator [email protected] Ellen Rooney Martin -Recruitment & Training Coordinator [email protected] Mary O’Connor -Trainer & Tutor Support Specialist [email protected] Marisol Ramirez -Student Coordinator [email protected] |
Greetings LVA Family,
Did you know Bloomfield Public Library has given us more space for group tutoring? Stop by the office and we’ll show you thie space that’s available on a first come , first served basis. Thank you for your hard work with your students! It’s here! ProLiteracy, the nation’s largest adult literacy and basic education membership organization, just announced the inaugural issue of Adult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language, and Numeracy. The mission of the journal, which will be produced twice each year by ProLiteracy, in partnership with Rutgers University, is to publish research on adult basic and secondary education and transitions to college and career programs, according to the organization. The 82-page inaugural issue produced this month includes a research article on the perspectives of 19 adult literacy teachers on reading difficulties, as well as others topics, among them a pilot study on linking root words and derived forms for struggling adult readers. The entire journal can be downloaded via this link: https://bit.ly/2IhTl31 A report in the news explains why the differences between spoken and written English, with their odd and inconsistent pronunciations, difficult to form sounds, and the lack of masculine and feminine forms of words, make English a difficult language to learn for students in some parts of the world, and even harder for those in other parts. Find this and other stories in the links below. In the News
To view the following stories, copy and paste the highlighted website into an internet search bar.
‘NJ appeals court strikes down English-only election ballots.’ Daily Record, https://bit.ly/2InWI7D ‘Learning English as a second language can be difficult for some, even harder for others.’ The Vermilion, https://bit.ly/2IqD2zU ‘Connecting native and second language deepens English literacy for ELLS.’ Education Dive, https://bit.ly/2CPaFaX ‘NJ is big business for immigrants, study says,’ NJ.com, https://bit.ly/2Ks73Sv ‘NJALL 2019 Scholarship’, application for adult educatins program students, https://bit.ly/2XhIlGj |
Student Estefani, who had an accounting career in the Dominican Republic, wants to perfect her English so she can become a U.S. teacher.
Tutor Support Workshops
“Who We Are and What We Do,”
with Cristhian Barcelos Bloomfield Public Library 90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Boardroom Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Thursday, April 25, 2019, 1:00 pm -2:30 pm “Taking the Mystery out of Lesson Planning,” with Ann Moore Bloomfield Public Library 90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Boardroom Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 1:00-2:30 pm Tutor Training Workshops
Hilton Branch, Maplewood Memorial Library
-by Carolyn Van Doren 1688 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00 am-12:00 pm June 4, 6, 11, 13, 18 & 20, 2019 |
Getting to Know Us
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“George Archer: Illiterate Masters champion who beat the best”
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Getting to Know Us
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Adult Literacy & Community Library Partnership Program
Louina’s class was offered through the Adult Literacy and Community Library Partnership, a state pilot grant program that aims to create direct partnerships between local libraries and adult literacy service providers. Together, libraries and literacy organizations provide training or language instruction that help New Jersey residents increase their Adult Basic Education and language proficiency skills in order to enhance their chances of finding employment outside of the low-skilled job market. Funds were granted to libraries throughout the state, including Maplewood Memorial Library which works with LVA to offer intensive ESOL classes. The program is now in its third year. This round of classes in ended in March and new classes began this month.
Students arrive at the LVA beginner classes from all over the world and with all variety of experience and a hunger to learn English. From a picturesque hometown on the Danube to the warm sun of Haiti, adult students bring their stories along with their hope to their new home.
“Knowledge is the best thing you can have,” says Vanessa. “And that’s why I’m taking this English class.” Originally from Haiti, she now lives here with her father and younger brother while working at a local donut shop. Her dream is to enroll in college and study medicine so she can eventually open an orphanage in Haiti for poor children. Having known suffering in her own life, she dreams of giving back.
“Knowledge is the best thing you can have,” says Vanessa. “And that’s why I’m taking this English class.” Originally from Haiti, she now lives here with her father and younger brother while working at a local donut shop. Her dream is to enroll in college and study medicine so she can eventually open an orphanage in Haiti for poor children. Having known suffering in her own life, she dreams of giving back.