- Mother's Wire Their Child's Brain for Future Learning
- Celebrating Your Graduates
- Northeast/North Central Regional Meeting
- Maker's Space Session
- Emergency Broadband Benefit Available Soon
- Join Open Door Collective
- West CAP is hiring an AmeriCorps VISTA Literacy Leader
- Literacy Green Bay Hiring a New ELL Class Program Manager
- Intersectionality
- Meet Sunday Paw from SS Michael and Rose Literacy Program
- Member Spotlight: SS Michael and Rose Literacy Program
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Discover How Mothers Wire Their Child's Brain for Future Learning |
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As Mother's Day approaches, we are reminded of a mother's central role in her children's lives. A mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her children’s future academic success, outweighing all else.
"A book only does its magic when it is open in the hands of a parent who is sitting there with a child going through it. This is why all of these programs that are associated with Wisconsin Literacy do what they do," shared Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, keynote speaker of our 2018 Celebration of Literacy.
Listen to his keynote speech where he shares the power of parents of any reading level to build their child’s brain.
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Celebrating Your Graduates |
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Congratulations to all of your graduates this year! They are our inspiration.
Tell us how you're recognizing your graduates.
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Northeast/North Central Regional Meeting |
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Agenda:
- 12:30-1:15 "Learner Recruitment and Retention" - Autumn Burton, Chief Program Officer & Director of Student Services, and Karen Coccioli, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Literacy Kansas City
- 1:25-2:10 Networking Breakouts
- 1:25-1:45 Session 1 (with Literacy Kansas City)
- "Involving Learners in Program Design"
- "Solutions for Virtual Connection and Recruiting Tech Savvy Volunteers"
- 1:50-2:10 Session 2
- "Intake and Assessments"
- "Online Tutor Training"
- 2:15-3:00 "Wisconsin Indian Education Resources – Knowing Your Neighbors" - Julie Schultz, Adult Education Coordinator/Instructor, Menominee Tribal Education
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Thank you everyone who participated in the virtual Maker's Space session last month. |
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Resources and Funding Opportunities |
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Emergency Broadband Benefit Available Soon |
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The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more.
- a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service.
- up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.
- a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household.
A household is eligible if a member of the household meets one of the criteria below:
- Has an income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Lifeline;
- Approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
- Experienced a substantial loss of income due to job loss or furlough since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 at or below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or
- Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating provider's existing low-income or COVID-19 program.
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Join Open Door Collective |
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The events of the past year have put added stress on our Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income communities, resulting in additional losses of jobs, impairments to health, and increased recognition of digital inequities.
Open Door Collective (ODC) members represent participants across many cultures, fields and professions who want to work together to reduce poverty and create a more just and open society for all.
ODC's mission is to reduce poverty in the U.S. by building partnerships between adult foundational (or basic) skills programs and organizations supporting social and economic justice. ODC members believe that an integrated approach that addresses all issues contributing to poverty is the only way to reduce it.
ODC membership is free and open to all individuals who share our mission. Please join us in this effort to build awareness and promote collaboration in advocacy. Together we can reduce poverty for all.
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West CAP is hiring an AmeriCorps VISTA Literacy Leader |
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West CAP is recruiting a full-time Literacy Leader in partnership with AmeriCorps VISTA. You will help West CAP Literacy rebuild their Adult Literacy Program to recover from the impact of COVID-19. This one-year term position begins in August 2021.
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Literacy Green Bay Hiring a New ELL Class Program Manager |
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The English Language Learning (ELL) Class Program Manager is responsible for the successful operation of Literacy Green Bay's ELL classes, including:
- instructor recruitment and supervision
- class scheduling
- registration, assessment, and management of adult learners
- coordination of classes with other programs (Computer Lab, Citizenship, Adult Tutoring) and with NWTC’s adult ELL classes
- tracking, monitoring and reporting learner progress and outcomes.
Ability to communicate in at least an intermediate level of Spanish is preferred.
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In this SE Symposium Session, Paula Phillips, Senior Director of Race and Gender Equity at YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, discusses intersectionality and how it affects individual’s educational attainment through a local lens.
This presentation allowed space for discussion.
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Meet Sunday Paw from SS Michael and Rose Literacy Program |
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Born in a refugee camp, Sunday Paw immigrated to the United States when she was twenty years old. She studied for her citizenship test while her daughters played around her.
On May 5, 2020, she became a U.S. Citizen and voted for the first time last year.
Her determination inspired her daughter Julianna, a 4K student who insists on reading independently, creating the story as she goes.
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Member Spotlight: SS Michael and Rose Literacy Program |
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Nestled in the heart of Milwaukee’s vibrant neighborhoods, the parishes of St. Michael’s and St. Rose combined their resources to nurture the souls, minds, and bodies of their community.
The literacy program focuses on the whole person - their family living, medical needs, and employment. Tutors work with adult students so that they can communicate with their children’s teachers, attend medical and dental appointments, and read business mail.
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Thank you for your support!
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