RadioRotary
interviews Laura Lane, Poughkeepsie program coordinator for Literacy Connections
of the Hudson Valley. Literacy Connections uses a state-approved tutoring program
with trained volunteers to help adults gain reading skills and to tutor immigrants
who have poor or no English. The
services of Literary Connections are free; the organization is supported by
donations from individuals, foundations, and government agencies. Although
the program works all year long, the highlight of the year comes with the annual
Spelling Bee at Marist College, a competition for high-school students and
adults; sponsors for the Spelling Bee contribute to the funds that has kept the
program going more than 45 years. Functional illiteracy is more than just
inability to read words--literacy
is the ability to understand, evaluate,
use, and engage with written texts in ways enabling a person to participate in
society, achieve that person’s goals, and develop his or her knowledge and
potential. It includes the skills needed
to fill out forms and read instructions, not just to read or write and
understand a sentence.
Learn more
Literary Connections of the Hudson Valley:
mailto:http://www.literacyconnections.org/
National Spelling Bee: mailto:http://spellingbee.com/
Illiteracy in the United States:
https://ortongillinghamonlinetutor.com/illiteracy-statistics-in-the-united-states/
English as a Second Language: https://educationusa.state.gov/your-5-steps-us-study/research-your-options/english-language/what-are-english-language-programs
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