Glory Andrade, one of our Adult Literacy/ESOL students, wrote an article for a national journal!

Glory Andrade, one of our Adult Literacy/ESOL students, wrote an article for a national journal! It’s called The Change Agent. All the articles are by ABE/ASE and ESOL students. Please see p.26-27 for her story. She is a superhero. For real. 
 

Read the article here!

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Literacy for all! (by our ESOL volunteer tutor J.K.)

 
J.K. is an ESOL volunteer tutor of a student who immigrated here in January 2022. She sent us this note last week, and we’re sharing it with you with her permission. Thank you, J.K.!
 
“My student’s oldest girl entered first grade this fall. The school recently reported that she was not doing her homework, which is learning her ABCs and numbers and reading beginning-level books.
 
At first, the family had the reflexive reaction that her father, who is university-educated in his country of origin, would work with his daughter on her homework. Her mom -my student- had no access to formal education in her home country and did not read or write her native language when she arrived in Asheville. She has been studying English for a year and a half and is now proficient enough in English to help her daughter.
 
She knows and writes both the upper and lower case alphabet beautifully. She can also write, read, and manipulate numbers into the 100s. She is accomplished in reading and writing the 40 Dolch Pre-K sight words and is working on the 52-word Dolch Kindergarten words. She is a great asset to her daughter, and her status in the family is raised by her role as a teacher.
 
The “Homework Project” is now a whole family effort! She is a joy to work with. I am so lucky to have her as part of my life!”
Would you like to support an immigrant neighbor who wants to learn English? Sign up for an orientation meeting and learn more about our English for Speakers of Other Languages Program and the other Literacy Together programs. 

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Sergio’s Success Story

 
Sergio is a local photographer and an ESOL student from Michoacan, Mexico. He came to the US 20 years ago and started taking classes with us in 2018. Sergio considers his one-on-one classes crucial to his success in learning English. Fluency in his adopted country’s language has also improved his business since he can now work with English speakers in addition to the Latino community. Watch this video where he tells his story, and check out his beautiful photography here

The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program teaches oral English, reading, and writing to adults who have immigrated to the U.S. from around the world. ESOL is the largest program at Literacy Together, serving approximately 250 students annually. Our students’ most common goals in learning English are to improve their employment prospects, help their children in school, and pass the U.S. Naturalization exam

Each student works with a trained volunteer tutor, either individually or in a small group of ten people. Tutoring takes place for two hours each week at times and locations that are mutually convenient for students and tutors. Tutors may choose to teach one (1) two-hour session or two (2) one-hour sessions each week and may do so online or in person. Sign up online to volunteer.
 

The ESOL Program welcomes volunteers from all over the world. We now have tutors in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas, the UK, and Germany! Read Barbara’s experience tutoring Maryna remotely, or Cecelia’s work from Germany as an ESOL tutor of six students.

Enjoy more ESOL success stories!

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Our annual picnic was so much fun!

Our annual picnic was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came! Thanks to our talented ESOL student and photographer, Sergio, for gifting us these wonderful photos. Thanks to Salvador Chávez, Delia, and Rico Suave for bringing their Zumba party and for everything they do in the community (You can join their Zumba classes at the YMCA!). We even saw the eclipse (Thanks to Pete, who got glasses for all of us). Thanks to Asheville Parks and Recreation for its beautiful, affordable picnic shelters that bring the community together. 

 

More pictures!!

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Aimee, our ESOL tutor and board member, talks about the joy of learning

Aimee joined Literacy Together in 2017 as an ESOL tutor and is now a board member and an intern with the ESOL Program as part of her graduate education. She defines herself as “a massive language nerd,” having spent 16,000 days on Duolingo learning and practicing foreign languages. She has a degree in Italian and is currently learning Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. “The obsession with language and learning in general makes this opportunity a really good fit for me, and I think my enthusiasm for the subject helps the student.”

In this interview, she talks about the joy of learning and how rewarding her tutoring experience has been. Thanks for all you do, Aimee, and for sharing your passion for learning with the Literacy Together community!

The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program teaches oral English, reading, and writing to adults who have immigrated to the U.S. from around the world. ESOL is the largest program at Literacy Together, serving approximately 250 students annually. Our students’ most common goals in learning English are to improve their employment prospects, help their children in school, and pass the U.S. Naturalization exam

Become an ESOL tutor!

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