There is still availability for the August tutor in service:
Date: Wednesday August 17, 2011 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Topic: Preparing your Student for the College Admission Process & Entrance Exams
Gabriela Lozanova will provide information about OCC entrance exams and the admission process for foreigners. She will also discuss the ESL programs offered at OCC.
Sam Rowser will discuss On Point for College and how they have helped over 2000 first-generation youth to get into college, stay there, and succeed afterwards.
Date: Wednesday August 17, 2011
Time: 11 AM – 1:00 PM
Presenters: Gabriela Lozanova – Admissions Counselor OCC and Sam Rowser – Program Director On Point for College
Location: Central Library The Galleries of Syracuse 447 S. Salina Street – 4th Floor
To register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVGSAugustInService
Have an idea or suggestion for a tutor in service session? Post it now in the comment field below.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
August Tutor Newsletter
SAVE THE DATE!
Student and Tutor Recognition Event
In recognition of the LVGS students and tutors, this event will be held during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week on Monday, September 12, 2011 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at St. Lucy’s Parish, 432 Gifford Street, Syracuse, NY 13204. Bring your student, your family, and a dish to pass to celebrate your success with a recognition event and potluck dinner. The LVGS student and tutor of the year will be announced. Mark your calendars you won’t want to miss it!
Don’t forget to complete your July tutor reflection report.
Take a few minutes and visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JulyTutorReport to complete your July report.
Featured Students
Each month LVGS will provide information on “featured” students. Featured students will be chosen based on time on the waiting list, location, and number of inquiries to the office about status of a tutor. Currently, LVGS has almost 100 students waiting for a tutor.
Fahima
Fahima is a higher level English language learner. She is from Afghanistan and would like help speaking and understanding conversational English. Fahima can speak Russian and Farsi and is a dedicated and fast learner. Fahima has been waiting for a tutor for over six months. Fahima has contacted the office each month checking her status on the waiting list. Fahima is available at the Soule Library any day after 3:00 PM.
Contact the office if you are interested in working with the featured student.
Student Opportunities & Resources
LVGS and White Library offer English conversation groups on Fridays at 10:30 AM. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session.
ESL classes are being offered through the Literacy Zone. Contact 435-6376 for more information.
OCM BOCES offers ESL classes at the DeWitt and Manlius libraries. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session. Contact 453-4967 for dates, times, and more information.
GED classes are being offered through the Syracuse Literacy Zones at the Beauchamp Library. For more information contact Jocelyn Bowen at 214-4248 or jbowen@scsd.us.
The July edition of The Literacy Tribune is online at www.theliteracytribune.org. Share it with your student! Also, please consider asking your learners to submit an article to the Tribune. Guest writers are most welcome! If you have any questions about articles to submit, please contact Daniel Pedroza at daniel@unitedliteracy.org
Summer Reading Challenge for Adults: Adults interested in sharing information about books they’ve enjoyed are invited to provide details about their reading selections in the library’s book review box. Enter as often as you like for a prize drawing at the end of the summer to help us create a community-generated recommended reading list. Location: White Library. Contact 435-3519 or http://www.onlib.org.
Do you or your student own a Smartphone? Download the Merriam-Webster dictionary to your phone.
In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – along with an integrated thesaurus, example sentences, Word of the Day, and more. This a great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building. The app is free, and supported by ads.
Make sure to check your Smartphone for applications that can assist you and your student with your tutoring sessions. There are several free applications that provide literacy lesson plans, English translation, spelling games, and more.
Computer Classes
Individual instruction will be offered on Tuesdays and Fridays by appointment: August 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, and 30.
The classes are designed to help individuals who have little or no knowledge of computers or computer programs. The topics that will be covered are:
• Computer Basics: Learn the different parts of the computer and become familiar with the Windows operating system.
• Navigating the Web: How to navigate the World Wide Web, and Web safety.
• Introduction to Microsoft Word: Hands-on class teaching the basics of how to set up, write, and print a document.
• Email Basics: How to set up a free email account and how to receive email, open attachments, attach a document, sort email, and more.
Contact the Central Library at 435-1900 to register.
Jobseekers Meeting: No registration necessary. Just show up! Gather with other job hunters to help & support each other. A librarian will have materials available on many topics from resumes & interviewing to How to Hope. Baldwinsville Library 635-5631
http://www.bville.lib.ny.us
Tutor & Professional Development Opportunities:
ProLiteracy and World Education offer several free online trainings for professional development. Full course information is available at http://207.10.202.20/home.
ProLiteracy & the Verizon Foundation created a website of free resources for the literacy community. Resources include techniques & strategies, lesson plans, online courses, practice activities for students, and much more. Visit ProLiteracy Education Network (PEN) at http://www.proliteracyednet.org for more information.
Teacher/Tutor Numeracy: Websites arranged according to the topics suggested by "A Framework for Adult Numeracy Standards," based upon a study by the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN). In this study, instructors and learners identified the mathematical skills and abilities adults need to fulfill their life roles.
DeWitt Community Library Receives Adult Literacy Grant from Rotary Club of DeWitt
During your next visit to the DeWitt Community Library make sure to visit the adult literacy resource collection. The Rotary Club of DeWitt has awarded the DeWitt Community Library a grant to expand its collection of materials in the area of adult literacy and ESL. The $350 grant was used to purchase materials which teach basic language and vocabulary to adult learners with very limited English literacy and oral proficiency.
Don’t forget LVGS has a tutor blog. The blog contains information on current trainings, events, best practices, and opportunities. Make sure to check daily at http://lvgstutorblog.blogspot.com.
Upcoming In-service Opportunities for Tutors
August 17, 2011
11 AM – 1 PM
Topic: Preparing Your Student for the College Admission Process and Entrance Exams
Gabriela Lozanova will provide information about OCC entrance exams and the admission process for foreigners. She will also discuss the ESL programs offered at OCC.
Sam Rowser will discuss On Point for College and how it has helped over 2000 first-generation youth to get into college, stay there, and succeed afterwards.
Presenters: Gabriela Lozanova, Admissions Counselor, OCC, and Sam Rowser, Program Director, On Point for College
Location: Central Library, The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina Street – 4th Floor
To register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVGSAugustInService
Saturday September 10, 17, & 24
Topic: What You Need to Know to Help Your Student Prepare for Citizenship
Presenters: Hope Wallis, Martha Bonney, Lora McCooey, Amy Thorna, and LVGS Staff
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Strategy of the Month:
August 2011
Hangman
Objective:
Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters.
Materials:
• Pen/Pencil
• Paper
• Vocabulary List
Procedure:
This activity works best at the end of a session for vocabulary review.
• The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes, giving the number of letters.
• If the student suggests a letter that is in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions.
• If the suggested letter is not in the word, the tutor draws one element of the hangman diagram.
Alternative methods:
• Online hangman game – search the Internet for interactive games you can play together or the student can play alone.
• Have the student challenge the tutor using a word or words based on that week’s vocabulary list.
• Hangman is also available as a free Smartphone application
Student and Tutor Recognition Event
In recognition of the LVGS students and tutors, this event will be held during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week on Monday, September 12, 2011 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at St. Lucy’s Parish, 432 Gifford Street, Syracuse, NY 13204. Bring your student, your family, and a dish to pass to celebrate your success with a recognition event and potluck dinner. The LVGS student and tutor of the year will be announced. Mark your calendars you won’t want to miss it!
Don’t forget to complete your July tutor reflection report.
Take a few minutes and visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JulyTutorReport to complete your July report.
Featured Students
Each month LVGS will provide information on “featured” students. Featured students will be chosen based on time on the waiting list, location, and number of inquiries to the office about status of a tutor. Currently, LVGS has almost 100 students waiting for a tutor.
Fahima
Fahima is a higher level English language learner. She is from Afghanistan and would like help speaking and understanding conversational English. Fahima can speak Russian and Farsi and is a dedicated and fast learner. Fahima has been waiting for a tutor for over six months. Fahima has contacted the office each month checking her status on the waiting list. Fahima is available at the Soule Library any day after 3:00 PM.
Contact the office if you are interested in working with the featured student.
Student Opportunities & Resources
LVGS and White Library offer English conversation groups on Fridays at 10:30 AM. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session.
ESL classes are being offered through the Literacy Zone. Contact 435-6376 for more information.
OCM BOCES offers ESL classes at the DeWitt and Manlius libraries. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session. Contact 453-4967 for dates, times, and more information.
GED classes are being offered through the Syracuse Literacy Zones at the Beauchamp Library. For more information contact Jocelyn Bowen at 214-4248 or jbowen@scsd.us.
The July edition of The Literacy Tribune is online at www.theliteracytribune.org. Share it with your student! Also, please consider asking your learners to submit an article to the Tribune. Guest writers are most welcome! If you have any questions about articles to submit, please contact Daniel Pedroza at daniel@unitedliteracy.org
Summer Reading Challenge for Adults: Adults interested in sharing information about books they’ve enjoyed are invited to provide details about their reading selections in the library’s book review box. Enter as often as you like for a prize drawing at the end of the summer to help us create a community-generated recommended reading list. Location: White Library. Contact 435-3519 or http://www.onlib.org.
Do you or your student own a Smartphone? Download the Merriam-Webster dictionary to your phone.
In addition to all the definitions from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – along with an integrated thesaurus, example sentences, Word of the Day, and more. This a great tool for reference, education, and vocabulary building. The app is free, and supported by ads.
Make sure to check your Smartphone for applications that can assist you and your student with your tutoring sessions. There are several free applications that provide literacy lesson plans, English translation, spelling games, and more.
Computer Classes
Individual instruction will be offered on Tuesdays and Fridays by appointment: August 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, and 30.
The classes are designed to help individuals who have little or no knowledge of computers or computer programs. The topics that will be covered are:
• Computer Basics: Learn the different parts of the computer and become familiar with the Windows operating system.
• Navigating the Web: How to navigate the World Wide Web, and Web safety.
• Introduction to Microsoft Word: Hands-on class teaching the basics of how to set up, write, and print a document.
• Email Basics: How to set up a free email account and how to receive email, open attachments, attach a document, sort email, and more.
Contact the Central Library at 435-1900 to register.
Jobseekers Meeting: No registration necessary. Just show up! Gather with other job hunters to help & support each other. A librarian will have materials available on many topics from resumes & interviewing to How to Hope. Baldwinsville Library 635-5631
http://www.bville.lib.ny.us
Tutor & Professional Development Opportunities:
ProLiteracy and World Education offer several free online trainings for professional development. Full course information is available at http://207.10.202.20/home.
ProLiteracy & the Verizon Foundation created a website of free resources for the literacy community. Resources include techniques & strategies, lesson plans, online courses, practice activities for students, and much more. Visit ProLiteracy Education Network (PEN) at http://www.proliteracyednet.org for more information.
Teacher/Tutor Numeracy: Websites arranged according to the topics suggested by "A Framework for Adult Numeracy Standards," based upon a study by the Adult Numeracy Network (ANN). In this study, instructors and learners identified the mathematical skills and abilities adults need to fulfill their life roles.
DeWitt Community Library Receives Adult Literacy Grant from Rotary Club of DeWitt
During your next visit to the DeWitt Community Library make sure to visit the adult literacy resource collection. The Rotary Club of DeWitt has awarded the DeWitt Community Library a grant to expand its collection of materials in the area of adult literacy and ESL. The $350 grant was used to purchase materials which teach basic language and vocabulary to adult learners with very limited English literacy and oral proficiency.
Don’t forget LVGS has a tutor blog. The blog contains information on current trainings, events, best practices, and opportunities. Make sure to check daily at http://lvgstutorblog.blogspot.com.
Upcoming In-service Opportunities for Tutors
August 17, 2011
11 AM – 1 PM
Topic: Preparing Your Student for the College Admission Process and Entrance Exams
Gabriela Lozanova will provide information about OCC entrance exams and the admission process for foreigners. She will also discuss the ESL programs offered at OCC.
Sam Rowser will discuss On Point for College and how it has helped over 2000 first-generation youth to get into college, stay there, and succeed afterwards.
Presenters: Gabriela Lozanova, Admissions Counselor, OCC, and Sam Rowser, Program Director, On Point for College
Location: Central Library, The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina Street – 4th Floor
To register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVGSAugustInService
Saturday September 10, 17, & 24
Topic: What You Need to Know to Help Your Student Prepare for Citizenship
Presenters: Hope Wallis, Martha Bonney, Lora McCooey, Amy Thorna, and LVGS Staff
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Strategy of the Month:
August 2011
Hangman
Objective:
Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two or more players. One player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters.
Materials:
• Pen/Pencil
• Paper
• Vocabulary List
Procedure:
This activity works best at the end of a session for vocabulary review.
• The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes, giving the number of letters.
• If the student suggests a letter that is in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions.
• If the suggested letter is not in the word, the tutor draws one element of the hangman diagram.
Alternative methods:
• Online hangman game – search the Internet for interactive games you can play together or the student can play alone.
• Have the student challenge the tutor using a word or words based on that week’s vocabulary list.
• Hangman is also available as a free Smartphone application
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
LVGS August In-Service Announcement
Gabriela Lozanova will provide information about OCC entrance exams and the admission process for foreigners. She will also discuss the ESL programs offered at OCC.
Sam Rowser will discuss On Point for College and how they have helped over 2000 first-generation youth to get into college, stay there, and succeed afterwards.
Date: Wednesday August 17, 2011
Time: 11 AM - 1:00 PM
Presenters: Gabriela Lozanova - Admissions Counselor OCC and Sam Rowser - Program Director On Point for College
Location: Central Library The Galleries of Syracuse 447 S. Salina Street – 4th Floor
To register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVGSAugustInService
Sam Rowser will discuss On Point for College and how they have helped over 2000 first-generation youth to get into college, stay there, and succeed afterwards.
Date: Wednesday August 17, 2011
Time: 11 AM - 1:00 PM
Presenters: Gabriela Lozanova - Admissions Counselor OCC and Sam Rowser - Program Director On Point for College
Location: Central Library The Galleries of Syracuse 447 S. Salina Street – 4th Floor
To register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LVGSAugustInService
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Announcements
Summer Opportunities
LVGS is collaborating with other local literacy organizations to provide as much support to adult learners in the community as possible. Over the summer LVGS will be looking for volunteers to help with GED, ESL, and Digital Literacy Classes at locations throughout Onondaga County. In addition LVGS will be offering a computer class in our office to students that are on the waiting list. This will provide an opportunity to bridge the gap for learners to provide instruction until they can be placed with a one-on-one tutor or in a small classroom. For more information or details on how you can become a tutor for a GED, ESL, Digital Literacy, or Waiting List class this summer, contact me at rsmith@lvgs.org.
Don’t forget to complete your June tutor reflection report. Take a few minutes and visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JuneTutorReport to complete your June report.
Featured Students
Each month LVGS will provide information on “featured” students. Featured students will be chosen based on time on the waiting list, location, and number of inquiries to the office about status of a tutor. Currently LVGS has almost 100 students waiting for a tutor.
Lian
Lian is a low level ESOL student from Burma (Myanmar). Lian is available at the White Branch Library or the North East Community Center weekday mornings. Lian would like to speak better English to prepare for a job and he would like to be able to read the Bible. Lian also enjoys working on the computer. Lian has contacted the office several times checking on his status. He has been on the waitlist since February.
Contact the office if you are interested in working with the featured student.
Training Opportunities & Resources
LVGS and White Library offer English conversation groups on Fridays at 10:30 AM. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session.
Summer ESL classes are being offered through the Literacy Zone. Contact 435-6376 for more information.
OCM BOCES offers ESL classes at the DeWitt and Manlius libraries. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session. Contact 453-4967 for dates, times, and more information.
GED classes are being offered through the Syracuse Literacy Zones at the Beauchamp Library. For more information contact Jocelyn Bowen at 214-4248 or jbowen@scsd.us.
Summer tutoring is available at the Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center. For more information contact the SEOC at 472-0130.
Onondaga County Health Department will be offering lead testing on July 12 at Maxwell Library, Camillus, 4 PM – 6PM; July 19 at the Lafayette Public Library, 4 PM – 6 PM; and July 28 at the Liverpool Public Library, 4 PM – 6 PM. For more information call 435-3271.
WIC is offering a summer farm fresh mobile market every Wednesday beginning July 6 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Use your WIC farmers market coupons, EBT card, or cash to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. For more information and WIC qualification guidelines call 435-3280.
Beauchamp library will be offering a Staged Reading of “For Colored Girls who’ve Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange, directed by Jackie Warren Moore.
Dates: Thursday June 30 and Friday July 1, at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday July 2 at 2:00 p.m.
PRPAC’s mission is to “provide the CNY community with high-quality theater performances coming out of the African-American tradition, while providing opportunities for artists (youth and adults) from the local minority community and the University student population to develop and display their skills and talents.” The public is invited to the reading of this highly acclaimed play, under the professional direction of Jackie Warren Moore, local poet, playwright and activist. The cast includes local middle (Liverpool) and high school (Corcoran) students, as well as actresses from the local community. Admission is free.
Learning Disabilities information: Tutor 8 has a complete chapter dedicated to working with students and potential learning disabilities. If you do not have a copy of Tutor 8, contact the office and we will provide you with the information on how you can order the publication through New Readers Press using the LVGS member discount.
LVGS has been selected to be in the TOPS Car Giveaway Charity!
Help LVGS win a new vehicle and vote daily on TOPS Friendly Markets Facebook page or Website.
Voting only takes a few minutes.
To vote follow the instructions below:
Round 1: The voting period for Round 1 began on June 21, 2011 and ends July 7, 2011. During that time, participants who allow "Access" and "Like" the TOPS Great American Charity Car Giveaway application on the Facebook platform http://www.facebook.com/topsfriendlymarkets#!/topsfriendlymarkets?sk=app_169951363064430 or visit the TOPS website and use the TOPS Great American Charity Car Giveaway application http://www.topsmarkets.com/promotions/charitycargiveaway may vote.
Limit one (1) vote per day per person or email address with a total of seventeen (17) votes per person or email address during Round 1.
Looking for a fun summer lesson plan? Onondaga County Parks is sponsoring Get Moving CNY. Get moving and feel better – visit www.onondagacountyparks.com/getmoving, download the activity calendar, do 30-60 minutes of physical activity every day, and record the activity on the calendar. After completion mail, fax, or drop off your calendar for the opportunity to win prizes. Questions? Call 453-6712.
Professional Development opportunities: ProLiteracy and World Education offer several free online trainings for professional development. Full course information is available at http://207.10.202.20/home.
National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) released a suite of resources designed to help Hispanic families realize their high aspirations for their children's pursuit of higher education. Research shows parents are not receiving the information they need to help their children successfully navigate postsecondary education.
This suite of resources includes:
En Camino: Educational Toolkit for Families offers five online modules with activities for Spanish-speaking families to help increase their investment in and pursuit of educational opportunities. These modules are available in both English and Spanish.
On Our Way: Program Instructional Guide includes instructional activities that intergenerational literacy programs can implement with families and adults in their programs.
Turning Points: A Case Study of Family Literacy - Community College Partnerships offers descriptions of exemplary postsecondary educational transition partnerships between family literacy programs and community colleges, including successful programs in Lake City, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; and Providence, R.I.
Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success for Adults and Families - A Practical Partnership Guide is an examination of what makes a literacy program-community college transition partnership work.
Family Literacy: A Valuable Gateway to Postsecondary Education examines the impediments to attaining a postsecondary education and how literacy programs can help with the transition and increase college graduation rates for nontraditional students.
Don’t forget LVGS has a tutor blog. The blog contains information on current trainings, events, best practices, and opportunities. Make sure to check daily at http://lvgstutorblog.blogspot.com
Student of the Year Nominations
It is not too late to nominate your student as the LVGS Student of the Year. In order to qualify, tutors must have completed their monthly tutor reflection reports, met with their student consistently (missed sessions due to vacations, illnesses, family emergencies, etc. will be accepted), and have a current student evaluation. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StudentoftheYear and nominate your student today!
Upcoming In-service Opportunities for Tutors
10 AM – 12 Noon Snacks are provided!
August (Date TBD)
Topic: Preparing Your Student for the College Admission Process and Entrance Exams
Invited Speaker: Gabriela Lozanova, Admissions Counselor, OCC
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Saturday September 10, 17, & 24
Topic: What You Need to Know to Help Your Student Prepare for Citizenship
Presenters: Hope Wallis, Martha Bonney, Lora McCooey, Amy Thorna, and LVGS Staff
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Summer Opportunities
LVGS is collaborating with other local literacy organizations to provide as much support to adult learners in the community as possible. Over the summer LVGS will be looking for volunteers to help with GED, ESL, and Digital Literacy Classes at locations throughout Onondaga County. In addition LVGS will be offering a computer class in our office to students that are on the waiting list. This will provide an opportunity to bridge the gap for learners to provide instruction until they can be placed with a one-on-one tutor or in a small classroom. For more information or details on how you can become a tutor for a GED, ESL, Digital Literacy, or Waiting List class this summer, contact me at rsmith@lvgs.org.
Don’t forget to complete your June tutor reflection report. Take a few minutes and visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JuneTutorReport to complete your June report.
Featured Students
Each month LVGS will provide information on “featured” students. Featured students will be chosen based on time on the waiting list, location, and number of inquiries to the office about status of a tutor. Currently LVGS has almost 100 students waiting for a tutor.
Lian
Lian is a low level ESOL student from Burma (Myanmar). Lian is available at the White Branch Library or the North East Community Center weekday mornings. Lian would like to speak better English to prepare for a job and he would like to be able to read the Bible. Lian also enjoys working on the computer. Lian has contacted the office several times checking on his status. He has been on the waitlist since February.
Contact the office if you are interested in working with the featured student.
Training Opportunities & Resources
LVGS and White Library offer English conversation groups on Fridays at 10:30 AM. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session.
Summer ESL classes are being offered through the Literacy Zone. Contact 435-6376 for more information.
OCM BOCES offers ESL classes at the DeWitt and Manlius libraries. Classes are open enrollment and students can attend any session. Contact 453-4967 for dates, times, and more information.
GED classes are being offered through the Syracuse Literacy Zones at the Beauchamp Library. For more information contact Jocelyn Bowen at 214-4248 or jbowen@scsd.us.
Summer tutoring is available at the Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center. For more information contact the SEOC at 472-0130.
Onondaga County Health Department will be offering lead testing on July 12 at Maxwell Library, Camillus, 4 PM – 6PM; July 19 at the Lafayette Public Library, 4 PM – 6 PM; and July 28 at the Liverpool Public Library, 4 PM – 6 PM. For more information call 435-3271.
WIC is offering a summer farm fresh mobile market every Wednesday beginning July 6 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Use your WIC farmers market coupons, EBT card, or cash to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. For more information and WIC qualification guidelines call 435-3280.
Beauchamp library will be offering a Staged Reading of “For Colored Girls who’ve Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange, directed by Jackie Warren Moore.
Dates: Thursday June 30 and Friday July 1, at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday July 2 at 2:00 p.m.
PRPAC’s mission is to “provide the CNY community with high-quality theater performances coming out of the African-American tradition, while providing opportunities for artists (youth and adults) from the local minority community and the University student population to develop and display their skills and talents.” The public is invited to the reading of this highly acclaimed play, under the professional direction of Jackie Warren Moore, local poet, playwright and activist. The cast includes local middle (Liverpool) and high school (Corcoran) students, as well as actresses from the local community. Admission is free.
Learning Disabilities information: Tutor 8 has a complete chapter dedicated to working with students and potential learning disabilities. If you do not have a copy of Tutor 8, contact the office and we will provide you with the information on how you can order the publication through New Readers Press using the LVGS member discount.
LVGS has been selected to be in the TOPS Car Giveaway Charity!
Help LVGS win a new vehicle and vote daily on TOPS Friendly Markets Facebook page or Website.
Voting only takes a few minutes.
To vote follow the instructions below:
Round 1: The voting period for Round 1 began on June 21, 2011 and ends July 7, 2011. During that time, participants who allow "Access" and "Like" the TOPS Great American Charity Car Giveaway application on the Facebook platform http://www.facebook.com/topsfriendlymarkets#!/topsfriendlymarkets?sk=app_169951363064430 or visit the TOPS website and use the TOPS Great American Charity Car Giveaway application http://www.topsmarkets.com/promotions/charitycargiveaway may vote.
Limit one (1) vote per day per person or email address with a total of seventeen (17) votes per person or email address during Round 1.
Looking for a fun summer lesson plan? Onondaga County Parks is sponsoring Get Moving CNY. Get moving and feel better – visit www.onondagacountyparks.com/getmoving, download the activity calendar, do 30-60 minutes of physical activity every day, and record the activity on the calendar. After completion mail, fax, or drop off your calendar for the opportunity to win prizes. Questions? Call 453-6712.
Professional Development opportunities: ProLiteracy and World Education offer several free online trainings for professional development. Full course information is available at http://207.10.202.20/home.
National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) released a suite of resources designed to help Hispanic families realize their high aspirations for their children's pursuit of higher education. Research shows parents are not receiving the information they need to help their children successfully navigate postsecondary education.
This suite of resources includes:
En Camino: Educational Toolkit for Families offers five online modules with activities for Spanish-speaking families to help increase their investment in and pursuit of educational opportunities. These modules are available in both English and Spanish.
On Our Way: Program Instructional Guide includes instructional activities that intergenerational literacy programs can implement with families and adults in their programs.
Turning Points: A Case Study of Family Literacy - Community College Partnerships offers descriptions of exemplary postsecondary educational transition partnerships between family literacy programs and community colleges, including successful programs in Lake City, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; and Providence, R.I.
Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success for Adults and Families - A Practical Partnership Guide is an examination of what makes a literacy program-community college transition partnership work.
Family Literacy: A Valuable Gateway to Postsecondary Education examines the impediments to attaining a postsecondary education and how literacy programs can help with the transition and increase college graduation rates for nontraditional students.
Don’t forget LVGS has a tutor blog. The blog contains information on current trainings, events, best practices, and opportunities. Make sure to check daily at http://lvgstutorblog.blogspot.com
Student of the Year Nominations
It is not too late to nominate your student as the LVGS Student of the Year. In order to qualify, tutors must have completed their monthly tutor reflection reports, met with their student consistently (missed sessions due to vacations, illnesses, family emergencies, etc. will be accepted), and have a current student evaluation. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/StudentoftheYear and nominate your student today!
Upcoming In-service Opportunities for Tutors
10 AM – 12 Noon Snacks are provided!
August (Date TBD)
Topic: Preparing Your Student for the College Admission Process and Entrance Exams
Invited Speaker: Gabriela Lozanova, Admissions Counselor, OCC
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Saturday September 10, 17, & 24
Topic: What You Need to Know to Help Your Student Prepare for Citizenship
Presenters: Hope Wallis, Martha Bonney, Lora McCooey, Amy Thorna, and LVGS Staff
Location: Central Library, 447 S. Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Monday, May 16, 2011
LVGS June In Service Announcement
LVGS In-Service Announcement
Date: Monday June 27, 2011
Topic:
Understanding Learning Styles, Learning Disabilities, and Hidden Disabilities
Confirmed Speakers:
Ruth Colvin – Founder LVA, Inc., Corinne Smith Professor and Department Head – Syracuse University, & Julie Wheeler – Community Services Manager ARISE, Inc.
Location:
Beauchamp Library 2111 S. Salina Street Syracuse, NY 13205
Corrine Smith will discuss learning disabilities and the research done with Ruth Colvin for Tutor 8. Julie Wheeler will review Learning Styles (auditory, visual, etc.) and give examples and descriptions of various Learning Disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc). Share information on other Hidden Disabilities (phobias, depression, etc.) and give examples of some disabilities that may not be obvious to others and ways to accommodate or adapt the learning environment.
For more information and to register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JuneTutorInService
Date: Monday June 27, 2011
Topic:
Understanding Learning Styles, Learning Disabilities, and Hidden Disabilities
Confirmed Speakers:
Ruth Colvin – Founder LVA, Inc., Corinne Smith Professor and Department Head – Syracuse University, & Julie Wheeler – Community Services Manager ARISE, Inc.
Location:
Beauchamp Library 2111 S. Salina Street Syracuse, NY 13205
Corrine Smith will discuss learning disabilities and the research done with Ruth Colvin for Tutor 8. Julie Wheeler will review Learning Styles (auditory, visual, etc.) and give examples and descriptions of various Learning Disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc). Share information on other Hidden Disabilities (phobias, depression, etc.) and give examples of some disabilities that may not be obvious to others and ways to accommodate or adapt the learning environment.
For more information and to register visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JuneTutorInService
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
LVGS March Tutor In Service Session
10 AM – 12 Noon
Snacks are provided!
Date March 19, 2011
Topic: Adult Literacy Resources and Materials
Speaker: Amy Thorna – Onondaga County Public Library Adult Literacy Coordinator
Location: Central Library – The Galleries 447 S. Salina St., on the 4th floor in the literacy area
Contact: Amy Thorna athorna@onlib.org or rsmith@lvgs.org
Snacks are provided!
Date March 19, 2011
Topic: Adult Literacy Resources and Materials
Speaker: Amy Thorna – Onondaga County Public Library Adult Literacy Coordinator
Location: Central Library – The Galleries 447 S. Salina St., on the 4th floor in the literacy area
Contact: Amy Thorna athorna@onlib.org or rsmith@lvgs.org
Friday, December 10, 2010
LVGS Tutor In Service Opportunity
Below is information on an upcoming ESL pronunciation workshop.
Saturday January 15, 2011
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Beauchamp Library, 2111 S. Salina Street
Guest speaker is Mary Earle, founder of Voice & Speech, Inc.
Mary will focus on pronunciation and difficulties you may experience with your ESL student.
Come prepared to share your experiences, challenges, and successes.
Students are welcome!
Visit the attached link to register http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PT7VYGS
Saturday January 15, 2011
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Beauchamp Library, 2111 S. Salina Street
Guest speaker is Mary Earle, founder of Voice & Speech, Inc.
Mary will focus on pronunciation and difficulties you may experience with your ESL student.
Come prepared to share your experiences, challenges, and successes.
Students are welcome!
Visit the attached link to register http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PT7VYGS
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