Literacy Link - Leamos
Newsletter
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Literacy Link - Leamos Newsletter |
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November and December 2008
Calendar of Events
Let the Good Times Roll National Family Game Day Nov. 15, 9:30am to 12:30 pm
LL-L Board Meeting Nov.17 at 5:15 pm Public Library Meeting Room All volunteers are welcomed!
LLL Learner Recognition Ceremony: TBA
The Public Library is closed: November 11: Veterans Day November 27-29 Thanksgiving Dec. 24-28 Holidays Literacy Link – Leamos: A community of learners and volunteers dedicated to increasing literacy, reading and the love of learning throughout Grant County.
Literacy Link – Leamos is partially funded by the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy.
Literacy Link-Leamos 515 W. College Avenue Silver City, NM 88061 (575) 388-0892 literacylinkleamos@yahoo.com www.gilarangers.com/leamos.htm
Michelle Detterick Program Coordinator
Marilyn Berry Office Assistant
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Let the Good times Roll
We are planning fun times four on November 15th:
Literacy Link – Leamos will be joining forces with the Public Library and the Grant County Extension Association in sponsoring a fun filled Saturday morning at the Library for all families on National Family Game Day November 15, 2008, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. All ages will enjoy Pictureka, a game version of finder’s keepers from Hasbro. Libraries across the USA will attempt to set a record for the most people playing a board game at the same time. Crafts and other games will be available to keep the fun rolling as families wait for their turn at Pictureka…and a chance to win a Pictureka game to take home!
What better way to celebrate your 8th birthday than to invite everyone to your house for cupcakes?! Literacy Link – Leamos is inviting all of our community to join us as we provide cupcakes for all at our National Family Game Day. I don’t know if a dozen dozen may handle it!
Our county commissioners will issue a proclamation for Nov. 23-29 as National Family Week in Grant County. Our celebration will get the ball rolling. Suggestions for activities by local families will be available throughout the game day. |
4. SUCCESS OF “KEYS TO THE AMERICAN DREAM” “The American Dream Starts @ your library” grant funded by Dollar General and administered by the American Library Association has enabled LLL to purchase two laptop computers equipped with software designed to increase speed and ease of acquisition of English, improve English communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking, and increase computer skills. Bilingual books and materials valued in excess of $1000 have been added to the public collection of the library. Local English language learners help direct the purchase of bilingual materials, books, and software.
All activities are free of charge and will be held in the meeting room of the library. Everyone is welcome!
National Family Game Day Saturday Nov 15th from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Public Library
Premise of National Family Week: Children do better when their families are strong and families do better when they live in communities that help them succeed.
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Coordinator’s Corner The American Dream
As we head into the holiday season, we see many reminders to give thanks for the blessings and freedoms we enjoy. Our American dream project has served as a daily reminder of those blessings for me.
Keys to the American Dream has opened the door to the 21st century for *Maria, a first time computer user and English language learner. As one of the learners who gather weekly on Thursday mornings at the public library with two LLL tutors for We Learn English Maria now has the opportunity to gain basic computer skills and computer assisted English instruction. She is excited by this ‘welcome mat’ to a new place and time which has been rolled out for her.
Keys to the American Dream has melded the strength of two established local literacy sources, the Public Library of Silver City and Literacy Link – Leamos.
Connie* and Angela* are both examples of ways the public is benefiting from the collaboration of the library and the literacy program.
Connie learned of the free tutoring and English language instruction available through Literacy Link – Leamos on her first library visit as a newcomer to our community several years ago. Since that time, she has taken advantage of every opportunity to improve and practice speaking English. With a daughter in high school, she knows some about computer basics but now she has the opportunity for a weekly hands-on experience for herself.
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After attending We Learn English and hearing about the library’s programs for families, Angela and her son became regulars at the library’s preschool story time . They have increased t their English skills together while delighting in the lively gathering of children and parents around a book.
I am thankful for the blessing of family and friends .and the freedom to pursue being all I can be. I like to think of it as ‘playing the best hand with what the Dealer has given to me.’ The spirit of teamwork and can do attitude of LLL volunteers is my ‘ace up the sleeve.’
My heartfelt thanks go to each of you and a wish for a fun filled holiday season.
Michelle
*names changed
Tutors’ Resource Shelf
Need a quick lesson plan? Looking for activities to reinforce a basic skill that your learner is trying to master? If so, you need to check out the materials located on the Tutors’ Resource Shelf in our office. Part of our American Dream grant, new materials include:
Six vocabulary building picture bingo games Play bingo or use for a writing lesson using objects in a line “bingo style”, or for a language experience story. DVDs to learn verbs the fun way! vocabulary through writing exercises, and crossword puzzles.
Books for emerging adult readers with cds and workbooks to use. (cont.) |
(cont.) Remember the adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover? Don’t overlook a good resource because of its label. Sequencing: Picture Stories for ESL is a great resource for the important skill of sequencing events, increasing vocabulary through writing exercises, and crossword puzzles. Books for emerging adult readers with cds and workbooks.
FYI: Bulletins
LLL tutors are welcomed to stop in the office anytime that the library is open and become more familiar with all the materials available to you. If you would like help in locating something, please contact staff of the LLL office. We are there to help YOU!
We Learn English has four study groups. Morning and evening groups meet in Silver City at the Public Library and two evening groups are held in the neighboring community of Santa Clara. The groups welcome all adults who want to learn more English and are available free of charge, including books and materials. The primary purpose of the groups are to practice speaking English
Silver City Rotary charity auction scheduled for April 18, 2009, has some entertainment and special activities planned during the auction event that you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendar now to attend! LLL is one of its beneficiaries and we are seeking donations. Call chair Linda Ferrara at 388-531 for more information.
Project Read 2008-09 has given more than 3500 books to children, adults, and families. Feel like you are missing out on the fun? Call chair Caroline Baldwin 388-8771 to get involved.
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