family literacy
Life in a Refugee Camp: From Bhutan to the United States by Posta Dangal
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 12-08-2016 under NONPROFITS
I am Posta. I was born in the country of Bhutan in a small village in Surey. I grew up in Surey. My father passed away when I was one year old. We have five family members in our house. After my father passed away, all the responsibilities were...
Literacy Backpack Program links teachers, parents, students, curriculum
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 06-20-2013 under NONPROFITS
As a kindergarten teacher, Peg Cramer saw that her students' parents always wanted to help their children learn, but they often didn't know which materials to use. She started offering them books with questions to ask their children at home...
Parents learn English to help their children in school
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 12-13-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Kristin Brace, Community Literacy Program Assistant When I walked into Dan Drust's classroom at Burton Elementary, I found a dozen women sitting around a trio of oblong tables intended for children. They had the aura of an extended family:...
Literacy Center collects 4,289 books for Family Literacy Program
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 10-21-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Literacy Center of West Michigan surpassed their goal of collecting 2,000 children’s books by collecting 4,289 books. Books for Bedtime, which ran from September 20-October 11, was the first book drive that the Literacy Center has hosted....