Helping Individuals Learn to Read (Aired March 12, 2023)

          

    

RadioRotary interviews Laura Lane, Poughkeepsie program coordinator for Literacy Connections of the Hudson Valley. Literacy Connections uses a state-approved tutoring program with trained volunteers to help adults gain reading skills and tutor immigrants with poor or no English. The services of Literary Connections are free; donations from individuals, foundations, and government agencies support the organization. Although the program works all year, the highlight of the year comes with the annual Spelling Bee at Marist College, a competition for high-school students and adults; sponsors for the Spelling Bee contribute to the funds that have kept the program going for more than 45 years. Functional illiteracy is more than just the inability to read words–literacy is the ability to understand, evaluate, use, and engage with written texts in ways enabling a person to participate in society, achieve that person’s goals, and develop his or her knowledge and potential. It includes the skills needed to fill out forms and read instructions, not just to read or write and understand a sentence.

Learn More
Literary Connections of the Hudson Valley: http://www.literacyconnections.org/
National Spelling Bee::http://spellingbee.com/
Illiteracy in the United States: https://ortongillinghamonlinetutor.com/illiteracy-statistics-in-the-united-states/
English as a Second Language: https://educationusa.state.gov/your-5-steps-us-study/research-your-options/english-language/what-are-english-language-programs

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March 30, 2023 · Posted in Arts & Letters, Education, Events, Literacy, Service Organizations