Donna Johnston is an Americorps* VISTA with the Family Literacy Academy of Immokalee. Learn about her process to develop a computer lab for her community. What is digital literacy? A good question, especially since the trend seems to be to Read more…
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It is becoming increasingly harder for those who do not possess technology skills to excel in society. If you need to pay bills, apply for a job, search for financial aid, or find information, you are at a real disadvantage Read more…
One of the greatest features of these Vocabulary Lessons are their versatility. Consider the following uses: Infer word meaning. Using only the index page of over 200 alphabetized vocabulary terms (an ever-growing list), have learners guess at the meanings of words based Read more…
Teach Vocabulary Lessons Using Visual Art Think about the last time you were asked to define a vocabulary term. For some learners, the conventional methods of reading or hearing a recited definition and example sentence might be effective. But for Read more…
What does Labor Day mean to you? End of summer? Pools closing? School Starting? A day off work? After growing up in the Midwest, the last day the pool was open was a big one for me (pool weather year-round Read more…
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