Thursday Afternoon Workshops

Please note: this schedule is subject to change. Check back often for updated information.

Thursday, October 18, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

National Literacy Summit: Phase II Needs You!
Carolyn Staley, Acting Director, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC
Robbin Sorensen, Chair, National Coalition for Literacy, Clarksville, MD

Get a National Literacy Summit update and learn about the urgent need for all literacy programs to make a commitment to the Summit Action Agenda and be part of the first annual report of the Summit. The presenters will offer a step-by-step process for leading your group to make a Summit commitment.
Target Audience: GA

EFF: What Does it Offer ESOL Practitioners? Part II
Mary Bartlett, LVA National Training Corps Trainer, Erieville, NY
Andy Nash, Training Coordinator, EFF Center for Training, Technical Assistance, and Materials Development, Boston, MA

Participants will be introduced to Equipped for the Future (EFF) through hands-on activity, learn about practitioners' use of the standards in planning and evaluating EFF lessons, and discuss how EFF applies to their own tutoring contexts. This seminar will focus specifically on what EFF offers ESOL, since most ESOL tutors already anchor their teaching in the daily life needs and interests of their students.
Target Audience: PM, PS, TR, TU

Designing Your Destiny�
Michael Scott Karpovich, Certified Speaking Professional, Dynamic Interactions, Inc., Caro, MI

What do you want out of life? During this power-packed program, learn to use your dreams to create goals that will shape your future and raise your self-esteem. Come experience an exciting student session!
Target Audience: STU

The Prison Literacy Initiative in New Mexico: A Look at Why It Works!
Moderator: Harry Pearson, LVA Dona Ana County, Las Cruces, NM
Panel of New Mexico Corrections Educators and Trainers:
Betty Abbott, Deputy Bureau Chief, Corrections Department Education Bureau, Albuquerque, NM
Joe Curry, Corrections Education Department, Southern New Mexico Corrections Facility, Las Cruces, NM
Molly Wilkenson, Instructor, Fathers as Readers Program, Las Cruces, NM
Jane Kuemmerle, LLA prison trainer, Roswell, NM
Sylvia Sandoval, LLA and LVA prison trainer, Albuquerque, NM
Sister Jackie LaVei, LVA prison tutor, Las Cruces, NM

Prison literacy in New Mexico has been approached in many different ways, all of which seem to work with just a little coordination and cooperation. This workshop will demonstrate the need for partnerships, courage, and imagination in order to bring a strong program into a corrections facility. Panel members and audience participants will share their expertise.
Target Audience: BM, PM, TU

Literacy and Racism: Continuing the Dialogue
Dale Lipschultz, Literacy Officer, Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, American Library Association, Chicago, IL
Mary Ann Corley, Director, National Center for Literacy and Social Justice, River Ridge, LA

This session will address the relationship between literacy and racism. The session will begin with an examination of assumptions about racism. Then, we will identify and discuss strategies for improving our adult literacy programs by better understanding how racism affects learners, staff, curriculum, instruction, and tutor training.
Target Audience: BM, GA, LS, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU

If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything
Loriene Roy, Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Frances Ramberg, Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

This intergenerational project assists Indian communities as they increase literacy skills while maintaining their Native American identity. Elementary schools and local libraries work together to encourage Native American children and community members to read for pleasure and use their library.
Target Audience: LS, PS, TU

Education for Self-Sufficiency: Family Management Education Project
Stephanie Boschee, Director, King County Multi-Service Center Literacy Program, Federal Way, WA

This project features a lifeskills approach to teaching. It is specifically designed to address the chronic issues that low-income individuals and families face. The director of this agency-based affiliate will share staff-developed materials and curriculum.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU

Guiding Small- to Medium-Sized Agency-Based Programs Through Accreditation
Kathryn Hardman, Director, Laurel County Literacy Council, LVA Liaison, London, KY
Patty Burnside, Director, Bell County Council on Literacy, Middlesboro, KY

An experienced LVA Accreditation surveyor/affiliate director and a state liaison/director will guide you through the complexities of getting agency-based programs accredited. Learn how to cut through red tape to meet standards.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

Health Literacy: What It Is and How You Can Use It in Instruction
Audrey Riffenburgh, President, Riffenburgh and Associates, Albuquerque, NM
Archie Willard, Adult Learner Specialist, President Emeritus of VALUE, and former literacy student, Eagle Grove, IA

This workshop will give an overview of the new field called health literacy. Hear about some common challenges learners face in trying to get health care. Find out about efforts to help the medical community understand health literacy issues. Learn what tutors can do to help learners improve their health literacy and get better health care for their families.
Target Audience: GA, LS, PM, PS, STU, TR, TU, Student-friendly

ESOL and SSOL: Uniting a Community Through Language
Dolores Rodriguez, Executive Director, LVA Deming, Deming, NM

This workshop will show how two cultural groups can find unity by taking part in exciting classroom and social activities. LVA Deming offers Spanish literacy to native English speakers, as well as English literacy to non-English speakers, in order to bring the cultures together and increase recruitment of both students and tutors. In doing so, the overall acceptance of new immigrant residents in the community has improved.
Target Audience: GA, STU, TU, Student-friendly

Voyager: Reading and Writing for Today�s Adults - Strategic Learning in Action
Jane Hugo, Interim Director of Field Services, Laubach Literacy Action, Syracuse, NY

Take an armchair traveler�s trip through Voyager: Reading and Writing for Today�s Adults, a balanced reading and writing program for students at reading levels 0-8. Visit important sites!
Target Audience: GA, PS, TR, TU

The Connections: Learning Disabilities and Family Literacy Programs
Mary Lou Belisle, Bridges to Practice Learning Disabilities and LVA National Training Corps Trainer, Racine, WI

Explore the links between learning disabilities and family-based literacy programs. What are the major issues? What do program personnel need to know? What needs to be in place? What resources are available? This session will focus on a variety of aspects related to providing quality services to all program clientele with suspected or confirmed learning disabilities.
Target Audience: PR, PS, TR, TU

Beyond Book Drives! Making Business Partnerships Work for Literacy
Jos� Cruz, Associate Director, San Diego Council on Literacy, San Diego, CA

Successful partnerships with businesses have resulted in significant resources for literacy efforts. Histories of �courtships� with businesses will be shared, as well as suggestions for being well-prepared in dealing with personnel interested in supporting literacy.
Target Audience: BM, GA, PM, PS, STU

How to Make Fundraising Fun - and Profitable - with a SCRABBLE� Event
Yvonne Gillispie, Marketing and Projects Director, National SCRABBLE� Association, Greenport, NY
Cindy M. McCaffery, Marketing and Projects Manager, National SCRABBLE� Association, Greenport, NY

The presenters will give an overview of the program developed for LVA and then review a step-by-step guide on how to host a SCRABBLE� fundraiser. This will include participation from some affiliate directors who have already hosted events. There will be a question and answer session and then some game play to answer basic SCRABBLE� questions.
Target Audience: PM, PS

How to Start Student Groups
Annette Sessions, LVA, Inc. Board of Directors, Hamden, CT
Mirta Pedrazzoli, President, LVA National Student Advisory Board, Coventry, RI

Two experienced student leaders will show you how to organize successful student support groups. Come and learn from them and ask questions! You can get involved in your local literacy program!
Target Audience: STU

Reading in the Family is Fun!
Joyce Aguilar, Family Literacy Coordinator, LVA Socorro, Socorro, NM

This fun-filled session will feature tips on reading to and with kids and crafts to do as a family. Learn about family services to diverse populations in New Mexico.
Target Audience: GA, LS, PM, PS

Learning Disabilities Resources Online
Jeff Fantine, Bridges to Practice Learning Disabilities and LVA National Training Corps Trainer, Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Athens, OH

This presentation will offer a wealth of information related to learning disabilities. Find out about instructional materials, program administration, assistive technologies, websites, professional memberships, and more.
Target Audience: LS, PM, PS, TR, TU   Location: Computer Lab

Browsing the Web for Literacy Resources: LINCS Special Collections
Tim Ponder, Midwest LINCS Coordinator, Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent, OH
William Hawk, LINCS Associate Director, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC

LINCS Special Collections are one-stop electronic gateways to specialized information on high-quality practices and materials for use in adult literacy programs. Session participants will gain an understanding of the wealth of information available through the collections and assistance in/instruction on finding and using the most relevant resources for use with students. Participants will also be given an opportunity to give feedback on the special collections and to recommend additions to these sites on assessment, correctional education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, family literacy, health and literacy, learning disabilities, science and numeracy, technology, and workforce education.
Target Audience: BM, GA, LS, PM, PS, TR, TU

Poster Session - Promising Practices

Representatives from accredited affiliates will share examples of promising practices and materials in this informal session.
Target Audience: BM, PM, PS

For general information call Peggy May at 843/671-2008 or E-mail to [email protected]