Student Ambassadors visit the Arizona State Legislature
On February 16, a group of Student Ambassadors from Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and Pima College Adult Education visited the Arizona State Legislature. They also attended the 2012 Arizona Adult Literacy Week Awards Celebration at Carnegie Center. These Student Ambassadors spoke on behalf of the over one million adults in Arizona who need adult education […]
“Life Can Change” – Marty, an adult emerging reader and writer, shares his story
Back in the years before I was in eighth grade, I was doing good in school. At first I was moving right along from first grade to fourth. Then things changed. I started to notice that my reading was bad but I still kept moving up grades even though I was getting C’s and F’s […]
Sunnyside neighborhood, a literacy epicenter!
Results are magnified when entire families, neighbors and friends are involved What’s happening at Mission Manor Elementary School and the Sunnyside Literacy Zone? Everything! The Sunnyside Literacy Zone is one of two focus areas founded by the Literacy for Life Coalition, and being implemented by all the merged programs of Literacy Connects, local community members, […]
Question: “Hello, what is your name?” Answer: “Hello, What is your name?”
This was how the Spring 2011 semester began in the pre-lit class held at Wright Elementary. About 6 Somali and middle-eastern women made the walk and/or bus ride(or multiple bus rides) to attend the class. All possessed extremely limited or no English knowledge and most could barely read & write in their native language. A […]
