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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://webjunctionworks.org/il/blog/index.php/2010/02/08/literacy-spotlight-lincoln-land-community-college/" title="Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC)..." target="_self">Literacy Spotlight: Lincoln Land Community College</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:46:48 +0000</span><br />');
document.write('<p>Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on <a href=\"http://llcc.edu/Default.aspx?alias=llcc.edu/teal\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker (\'/outbound/article/llcc.edu\');\">Lincoln Land Community College </a>(LLCC) in Springfield.</p> <p>With a goal of obtaining his GED, one adult learner began taking ESL and Spanish GED classes through the Training and Education for Adult Learners (TEAL) Program at LLCC in Beardstown. He quickly passed his GED and continues with ESL classes.</p> <p>The man joined the Workplace Literacy ESL class and attends regularly, and also joined the Family Literacy program with his son and has been part of that program since 2006. With a desire to become a U.S. citizen, the man attended citizenship preparation class and eventually achieved his goal. He is now able to vote and he is proud to tell his fellow classmates what the experience was like.</p> <p>The man&#8217;s son has bonded with program staff and is beginning to speak English. The man&#8217;s wife will soon apply for U.S. citizenship. Adult education, family and workplace literacy programs become an integral part of the lives of adult learners, providing a place for study, play and growth.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://webjunctionworks.org/il/blog/index.php/2010/02/01/literacy-spotlight-howard-area-community-center-2/" title="Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on Howard Area Community Center (HACC) in C..." target="_self">Literacy Spotlight: Howard Area Community Center</a><br />');
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document.write('<p>Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on <a href=\"http://www.howardarea.org/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker (\'/outbound/article/www.howardarea.org\');\">Howard Area Community Center</a> (HACC) in Chicago.</p> <p>A mother of two from Jamaica began working with a tutor at HACC in 2008. She was motivated by her desire to be a good mother to her children and wanted to be able to read to her sons. The tutor has worked with the mother consistently for about two hours per week. They focus on direct instruction in phonics. The tutoring sessions became a support system for the adult education classes the mother began attending.</p> <p>The woman has improved five and a half grade levels in her reading skills and five grade levels in her math skills. She has instituted a &#8220;reading time&#8221; regimen in her home, where she and her sons read together twice a day. The woman has now become active in the Family Literacy program. She, along with some of her new classmates, initiated a Spanish class for beginners. The literacy program at Howard Area Community College honored the woman last year by inducting her into the National Adult Education Honor Society.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://webjunctionworks.org/il/blog/index.php/2010/01/25/literacy-spotlight-chinese-mutual-aid-association-2/" title="Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on the Chinese Mutual Aid Association (C..." target="_self">Literacy Spotlight: Chinese Mutual Aid Association</a><br />');
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document.write('<p>Every week the Illinois State Library honors a recipient of one of the literacy grants awarded by Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library Literacy Office. This week they shine the spotlight on the Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) in Chicago.</p> <p>Family literacy programs can make a huge difference in the lives of families. Three years ago, a Chinese father of a first grader sought help for his son&#8217;s learning disability. Although the boy was able to read stories word by word , he had difficulty comprehending the material. Both of the boy&#8217;s parents have only an elementary school education from their native land, so they mainly spoke the Cantonese form of the Chinese language at home.</p> <p>Their English proficiency was very limited. This language barrier caused the boy to have problems academically and interacting with other children. In cooperation with the family literacy project at CMAA, the family and staff assigned a one-on-one tutor to help the son with his homework and improve his reading comprehension and English proficiency.</p> <p>The parents attend Parent and Child Together (PACT) activities and parenting workshops on a regular basis to improve their parenting techniques. They are also learning English in the English as a Second Language program. Their son&#8217;s report card shows dramatic improvement. He has opened up, and likes to be engaged with other children. A terrific example of how family literacy programs work.</p>');
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