Reading Seed, Reach Out and Read, and Infusion Hire New Staff Members!
Meet our three newest staff members. We’re excited to have them on our team, and can’t wait to see all the great work they’re going to do for literacy in Southern Arizona. Jessica Lenchitsky – Reading Seed Program Coordinator Jessica is new to Tucson and is enjoying exploring the desert surroundings- a drastic change for a life-long […]
AmeriCorps Positions Available
AmeriCorps was founded in 1994 and has since put over 80,000 Americans to work in jobs that directly impact our communities. AmeriCorps positions are an excellent way to get involved, and Literacy Connects is looking for two AmeriCorps members to begin work as soon as possible. These positions provide ample opportunity to work with children […]
220% Improvement in Kindergarteners’ Reading From Literacy Connects Pilot Program
Kindergartners at Keeling Elementary have made astonishing strides in their reading skills, their attitudes about reading, and their classroom engagement after participation in Literacy Connects’ Reading Seed Kinder Project pilot. Literacy Connects Takes Pride In Our Flexible Programming In response to a significant population of struggling readers at Keeling Elementary, Literacy Connects created a year-long, […]
Literacy Connects Event Raises over $130K for Local Literacy Programming
With the generous support of our community sponsors, donors, volunteers, and student ambassadors we were able to raise over $132,000 for Literacy Connects programming at our annual Get Connected event. Volunteer table hosts filled the Tucson Convention Center ballroom with local citizens, dignitaries, and elected officials for a total attendance of 658. Getting Connected Attendees to both breakfast […]
Passing on the Invaluable Gift of Literacy
Defining Literacy What is literacy? In my mind, it is being able to both give and receive thoughts and ideas in the process of interconnecting with the world around us. Other people are a very big part of that world, and I believe that reading, writing, listening, speaking, signing, and miming are all activities through […]
Meet New Board Member Thom Cope
We’re pleased to announce the election of Thom Cope onto Literacy Connects’ Board of Directors. Thom is an attorney at Mesch Clark Rothschild. He has served on the Literacy Connects Awareness/Capacity committee for three years. He is passionate about education and understands full well the power of reading and the dearth of opportunity for those […]
From One-Room Schoolhouse to Literacy Connects – Bob Patterson is a Lifelong Learner
A little over a year ago, Bob Patterson decided that he wanted to get better at reading aloud to his 3 ½ year old granddaughter. He went to his local Pima County Library branch to look for books on the subject, but he could only find books from an ESL perspective. When he asked the […]
PCICEO Accountability Session
Join Literacy Connects, PCICEO, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, The University of Arizona College of Education, Amphitheater Public Schools, fellow community members, and candidates for an important Accountability Session focusing on education and economic success for all! What: Accountability Session Why: Learn where candidates stand, vote for education and economic success for all […]
Reading Seed, ELAA, and Administration Gain New Staff Members
We’d like to introduce our three newest staff members. We’re so excited to have them on board! Discover what each of them brings to Literacy Connects… Kate Van Roekel – ELAA Teacher Education & Training Coordinator “When I was a kid in Iowa and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always […]
Meet Board Chair Lillian Brantley-Thompson
How long have you been part of the Literacy Connects family? I joined the Literacy Connects family in August 2012 as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to my recent selection as the Board Chair, I served on one of the board’s sub-committees as the Chair of Governance, which provided me with a great […]
