February is Love of Reading month!
Archived Post: 2014 Literacy Connects is thrilled to be working with representatives from Pima County School Superintendent’s Office, Mayor Jonathan Rothschild’s Office, Pima Federal Credit Union, Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona and other community to collect more than 10,000 books for high-risk children as part of a month long “Love of Reading” celebration this February. […]
Infusion Project Finishes 1st Semester
The Literacy Connects Infusion Project finished its first semester at Mission Manor Elementary School on December 10. The project, which began in August, provides opportunities to learners of all ages through English language acquisition, one-on-one literacy support, and learning through creative expression and arts integration. Nearly 800 volunteer hours have been given so far as […]
Meet our November 2013 Books for Teachers Winners!
Literacy Connects’ Reading Seed program is working hard to make sure that students throughout Pima County have access to high quality (read here – fun and exciting!) books both in their classrooms and at home. To help make that goal a reality, Reading Seed staff select two teachers every month to receive a donation of […]
AZ State Schools for the Deaf and Blind Stories that Soar! Show
At Literacy Connects, there lives a Storyteller in the guise of theatre company known as Stories that Soar! This company, comprised of multi-talented adult performers, invites young people to let their imaginations run wild and write on topics of their choosing. The troupe selects stories to bring to the stage through live theatre productions, each […]
Library of Congress Awards Reach Out and Read Highest Literacy Award
In recognition of its groundbreaking advancement of literacy, Reach Out and Read has won the prestigious new David M. Rubenstein Prize, the top honor among the 2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. The award, which comes with a $150,000 prize, was presented today in Washington, D.C. to Reach Out and Read Executive Director Anne-Marie Fitzgerald. […]
Stories that Transform
Be transformed by the stories of adult learners! Recently, our students have had the privilege of working on an exciting, new project for Literacy Connects. For the first time ever, students Literacy Volunteers of Tucson’s Basic Literacy and English Language Acquisition for Adults programs and Pima Community College Adult Education have come together to create […]
The many rewards of spending an hour a week encouraging the joy of reading
By Doris and Len Coris Special to the Arizona Daily Star “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss “Ba-ba—…” “Sound it out. What sound does ‘e’ make?” “Beh—bell pepper! Wait. What’s a bell pepper?” So begins another Reading Seed […]
Reading Seed featured in the Arizona Daily Star!
Reading Seed helps kids catch up, needs donations Volunteers needed at elementary schools to boost literacy skills August 11, 2013 12:00 am • Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star “Is something on my head?” “There is a bird on my head?” To a kid, it’s a laugh-out-loud silly story by Mo Willems. To a Reading Seed […]
Reading Seed Coaches Inspire Students and Each Other
At Reading Seed, we spend a lot of time talking about how amazing our volunteers are and marveling at the incredible passion and dedication they bring to their volunteer work with students. Reading Coaches volunteer for a minimum of one hour per week (many coaches do more!) during the school day to work with two […]
Congratulations GED Graduates!
Congratulations to our recent GED graduates! On Wednesday, May 22nd, ten students reached an educational milestone. Eight students from the Lindsey Learning Center, a partnership between Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and Pima County One Stop, and two students from Literacy Volunteers of Tucson earned a General Equivalency Diploma. These students participated in the official graduation […]
