ELAA Student Shares Love of Reading
In 1992, Esperanza came to the United States from Colombia, with multiple college degrees–one a master’s degree in Spanish. She taught Spanish classes at Pima Community College while also working in facilities maintenance at both the University of Arizona and El Conquistador. Despite all of her hard work she was disappointed in her English skills […]
UA Eller Students Connect with Women RISE Interns
Last month a group of a dozen graduate students from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management visited the Literacy Connects campus to connect with our Women RISE interns. The visit was only a small part of several events around Tucson, all part of the Eller College of Management’s Spring Community Outreach. The University of […]
In Commemoration of Dr. Neil Russakoff
Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona Dr. Neil Russakoff Leaves Lasting Impact Dr. Neil Russakoff was a strong advocate for Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona, and served on the Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona‘s Advisory Council. He was incredibly dedicated to his patients. He will be greatly missed. We would like to share some […]
Building Our Community Together
April Is Volunteer Appreciation Month For the first time ever Literacy Connects hosted one event to bring together every volunteer from every program with the theme “Building Our Community Together”. The result was phenomenal. The Literacy Connects staff welcomed close to 250 volunteers at Amphitheater High School on Stone Avenue. Bringing Out Community Together The program […]
STS! Gets Curious at the Tucson Festival of Books
by Sharon O’Brien – Stories that Soar! Artistic Director Another wildly successful Tucson Festival of Books has passed! I feel so blessed to have this amazing show of support for literacy celebrated in our community each year. Since the Festival’s beginning nine years ago it has supported our work here at Literacy Connects with thousands […]
Refugee & Immigrant Students Need Your Help
Everyone is welcome at Literacy Connects With your support, our programming helps thousands of refugees, immigrants, and their families every year. We work to help them reach their individual goals, whether they’re learning English, working toward their GED, or studying for their citizenship test. Improving reading, writing, math, and English skills helps refugees and immigrants […]
Inspire a Love of Reading: Give Books
Donate: K-1st grade (ages 5-7), new or gently-used children’s books at one of our local partners. My 92.9 has teamed up with Literacy Connects to celebrate Love of Reading Month with a children’s book drive. Donations of high-quality, new or gently-used books will go directly to children in need through Literacy Connects programming. Literacy Connects gives […]
Why We Write – STS! Kid Authors Express Themselves
Guest blog by Sharon O’Brien – Stories that Soar! Artistic Director The last Stories that Soar! show of 2016 took place in December at Blenman Elementary, and it was a show to remember. The Stories that Soar! (STS!) cast and crew delivered a beautiful and well-rounded show that brought so many people together to laugh, […]
The Magic of Humor: A Review of The Mercy Watson Series
The Mercy Watson Series Author-Kate DeCamillo Illustrator- Chris Van Dusen Fountas and Pinnell level-K The Magic of Humor – Book Review by Marsha Schlanger The Mercy Watson Series by Kate DiCamillo is a delight for many young readers. These stories are witty, funny, and are bound to engage even the most shy, reluctant readers. Mercy Watson is a selfish, good-natured, […]
What I Learned from a Reading Seed Coach: The Bigger Picture
A guest blog by Reading Seed Program Coordinator, Katie Cooper. Consider the picture above. What do you see? Most of us will focus on the tiny black dot in the middle of the box. Did you notice all the blank white space around it, though? In reality, the dot is just a small part […]
