December 2018
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Volume 6, Issue 12
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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.
This lively workshop was filled with writing tips for tutors to encourage their students to submit work to the NJALL Learner Writing Contest.
Literacy Volunteers of America Essex & Passaic Counties
90 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,
Winter holidays are underway and we hope everyone is busy cooking, visiting and sharing good cheer. Here at LVA , we hope you and your families are enjoying peace and happiness this season. Looking ahead to the new year, are your students working on their submissions for the New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning (NJALL) 2019 Learner Writing Contest? Please encourage them, it’s a great way for them to see their hard work and progress in print and online once the contest is completed. Turn all submissions in to Debbie Graham at our office by December 15, 2018. We are proud of the hard work you do with your students. In this issue of The Insider, you’ll meet LVA student Ana who hails from Honduras and has relied on her resourcefulness to make a new life here. LVA has helped her learn English and become more social. Did you know LVA tutor Bob Bounczek has “I Get the Job Done” on his resume right after his name? He has a natural curiosity and sense of adventure that guided him to a new career and propelled him to greatness as a tutor. In this issue, you’ll also read about how people in India use WhatsApp to communicate about recipes and sell food beyond their kitchens and help remote farmers grow their food. It’s fascinating! Many LVA students already use WhatsApp to communicate with loved ones far away. In the News
To view the following stories, copy and paste the highlighted website into an internet search bar.
‘What literacy skills do students really need for work?’ Education Week. https://bit.ly/2QcGLBZ ‘English students express thanks for opportunities in America’ Milford Mirror https://bit.ly/2ANGsra ‘Top 10 easiest languages to learn for English Speakers’ ValueWalk https://bit.ly/2zEMVVF ‘Retirees and refugees: How a 93-year-old Julia Allen builds community through ESL’ Commercial Appeal/USA Today network https://bit.ly/2BNj1zU ‘Pen America files Friend of Court brief in Michigan right to literacy case’ Pen.org https://bit.ly/2FTP2Ku |
Ana, a retired school teacher, learned resourcefulness at a young age and works very hard to learn English with LVA.
Tutor Support Workshops
“Grammar With Your Students,” with Mary O’Connor
Bloomfield Public Library 90 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Boardroom Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Tuesday, January 8, 2019, 1:00-2:30 pm Tutor Training Workshops
Clifton Memorial Library -by Darnelle Richardson
292 Piaget Avenue Clifton, NJ 07011 Saturdays, 1:00-4:30 pm March 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2019 Bloomfield Public Library – by Sable Lomax 90 Broad Street, Second Floor Boardroom Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Tuesdays, 10:00 am–1:00 pm February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, & 12, 2019 Montclair Public Library – by Mary Kao 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Literacy Room Montclair, NJ 07042 Saturdays, 12:15-3:45 pm January 26, February 2, 9, 16, & 23, 2019 |
Getting to Know Us
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“WhatsApp Is Changing the Way India Talks About Food”
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Getting to Know Us
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