Adult ESOL Students’ Stories Added to Library’s Permanent Collection
Librarian Tara Moreno asked students in the intermediate ESOL class to write about a life event, no matter how big or small—it resulted in the Our Own Authors series.
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Ruth Johnson Colvin, a visionary and adult literacy pioneer, passed away August 18, 2024, at 107.
Librarian Tara Moreno asked students in the intermediate ESOL class to write about a life event, no matter how big or small—it resulted in the Our Own Authors series.
Doug Cook is driven by passion. It’s something he’s learned about himself since becoming a math and science tutor at ProLiteracy member program, Center of Hope, in Parker County, Texas, four years ago.
Boredom led Grace Woodard to find a new hobby, which unexpectedly set her on a path to learning about her family and adult literacy and inspired her to support the work of ProLiteracy.
As I reflect on Women’s History Month, I think about Ruth Colvin and all the history she’s lived and change she’s contributed to.
Fifty years: Few others have dedicated as much time to one adult literacy program. Sandra Malone has.
Millions of adults do not possess the functional literacy skills to make meaning of the texts they encounter every day.