Students Vote!

Many of our students want to vote but have been held back by their inability to read well. This year, Reading Connections held several voting workshops to help familiarize students with electronic voting machines and the voter registration process. Some of our students voted for the first time this year and some were generous enough to share their experiences:

Richard H.: "I've always thought it was important to vote, but I wasn't confident enough to do it. I was afraid that once I got up there I wouldn't be able to read it. I had help from my tutor this year, and it felt good. I saw how it works and now it's not so intimidating. Now I can do it myself....It feels good to get your vote out there and have your opinon count on how things are being run."

 

John R.: "This was my first year voting. Everyone should vote. Everybody should have a right to vote. Everybody should have a voice. I never voted before because I didn't have the education to do it. Now I'm still not as educated as I want to be but I'm smart enough to know I needed to vote. The things that were happening were so important it made me want to do it now. It's a historical moment. I felt great about doing it. I'd vote every time now!"

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Take a Tour!

The Reading Connections staff and Board of Directors are working hard to raise awareness in the Guilford County community about adult illiteracy and the outstanding work our tutors and students do to combat this problem. We will be holding one-hour site visits at least once a month to introduce community members to Reading Connections. We encourage you to invite people that you know to attend a site visit on December 2nd at 8 a.m., December 9th at 11:00 a.m., or December 16th at 5:00 p.m.. in the 5th floor conference room of the Self-Help Building at 122 N. Elm Street in Greensboro.Guests get to meet staff, hear about the range of programs offered by Reading Connections, and explore our facilities and materials.

We are also looking for tutors and students to share their stories with Reading Connections at these tours. Our visitors to past tours have said that hearing the first-hand experiences of our tutors and students is the most effective part of the visit. All you need to do is speak from your heart! Please contact Marcy Ray at mray@readingconnections.org if you or your student are interested in sharing at a tour. This is a great way for both students and tutors to stay connected to why literacy matters for all of us.

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Tutor Reflection Meeting

On October 14th a group of tutors and staff met in the lovely Center City Park to share our successes, struggles, and new ideas all while enjoying tasty delights from Zaytoon's Mediterranean Café. Thank you to all who came out to reflect!


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Small Group Assistants

We currently are in need of volunteers to assist instructors for the following classes:

•  ESOL Conversation Thursdays 6:00- 7:30pm in the 5 th floor conference room

•  Basic Computer Skills Thursdays 4:00- 5:30pm in the Computer Lab

You can sign up to assist with only one class or more based on your availability. If you are interested, please email Rhiannon at rkelly@readingconnections.org or call 230-2223.

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Supplemental Workshop

Cleo Dimmick, a lecturer at Guilford College, will conduct a workshop on "Effective Strategies for Improving Comprehension" for all interested tutors who work with students at all levels on November 17th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the 8th floor conference room of the Self Help building. To register please email Rhiannon at rkelly@readingconnections.org or call 230-2223.

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Online Resources: Podcasts

You and your students can listen to literacy lessons online or download lessons onto an iPod or other portable MP3 player. Here is a site containing some ESOL podcast resources:

http://www.manythings.org/e/podcasts.html

If you find other useful literacy podcasts, please let us know so we can share them!

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Monthly Tutoring Reports

If you are an active tutor, please remember to turn in your Monthly Tutoring Report, which is due on the 5th of each month.  If you have done so already, thank you!  You can submit these hours by email, mail, fax, or phone.  Call the office if you have questions about reporting your tutoring hours.

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We are always interested in your feedback. Do you have questions or concerns? Please contact the office. Sincerely, Reading Connections Staff

Greensboro Office
122 N. Elm St., Ste. 520
Greensboro, NC 27401
info@readingconnections.org
Phone: (336)230-2223
Fax: (336) 230-2203

High Point Office
919 Phillips Ave, Suite 107
High Point, NC 27262
info@readingconnections.org or cdixon@readingconnections.org
Phone (336) 882-4141 or 404-3474
Fax (336) 882-4142

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