Training for Volunteer Tutors of Refugees
In collaboration with Pima Community College’s Refugee Education Program, and the University of Arizona’s Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program, Literacy Connects is offering training sessions for volunteers who teach or tutor English with low-literacy adults from refugee backgrounds. The training offers teaching strategies that help students develop receptive and oral English language skills, as […]
“Don’t Be Afraid.”
Ana (third from left) with tutors and other GED gradsLiteracy Connects is proud to announce the June 1, 2017 HSE/GED graduation of nine adult students! You may remember Ana as our inspiring student speaker from last year’s Get Connected event. We’re excited to share that she was able to take the stage earlier this […]
Dreams Come True for Refugee and Immigrant Women
The second cohort of our Women RISE interns have all completed their job-readiness training and are ready to take on the world! Two of the Women RISE interns secured their dream jobs with help from the program. In their own words… “I highly recommend this program to all those women who want to incorporate into […]
Refugees and Immigrants Tell Their Stories
A proud bookmaker holds up her book for the camera. The Tucson Museum of Art and Literacy Connects Help Refugees and Immigrants Tell Their Stories Thanks in part to a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) and Literacy Connects (LC) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
