Lilli Leight, 15, wins National Book Foundation for Literacy Award for donating books to homeless kids While volunteering at a Miami homeless shelter, Leight, 15, noticed that the kids would turn on the television after finishing their homework, because they didn’t Read more…
Author: Florida Literacy Coalition
I was reading the Council for Learning Disabilities quarterly forum and found an excellent article called “5 ways to increase student participation in the secondary classroom”. While this focuses on younger students, several of these techniques can be practiced in Read more…
New volunteer tutors can be intimidated by the task of creating a lesson plan for an adult basic literacy student. While the term “lesson plan” seems formal, it is actually a flexible tool to help the tutor organize lessons for Read more…
Journey pays off for adults seeking education About 40 graduates were recognized at the ceremony, held at the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology auditorium, while 150 qualified for graduation, and more will qualify after General Educational Development (GED) Read more…
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