Literacy DuPage News Fall 2012 - Student Achievement/Volunteer Recognition

Literacy DuPage News

Fall 2012

In This Issue

Student Accomplishments

Celebrate October 20!

Student Recognition

Tutoring Tips

Article Headline

Calendar

September 5

Tutor Training Workshop Begins

Elmhurst Public Library

9:45 AM - 12:45 PM

September 8 International Literacy Day

SEPTEMBER 17

Tutor Training Workshop Begins

Bloomingdale Public Library

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

September 20

LDP Board of Directors Meeting
LDP Office 7:00 PM

September 27

Lift a Glass

for Literacy

Celebrity Bartender Event

Ivy - Wheaton

6-8:00 p.m.

October 10

Tutor Training Workshop Begins

Woodridge Public Library

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

October 11

In-service Workshop

Downers Grove Library

7:00pm - 9:00pm

October 20

Annual Recognition Luncheon

Krasa Student Center

Benedictine University

5700 College Rd. Lisle

12:00 - 3:00 PM

October 24

Tutor Training Workshop Begins

Warrenville Public Library

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

November 15

LDP Board of Directors Meeting
LDP Office 7:00 PM

November 24
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so very thankful for all our volunteers and students!

Volunteer Recognition The following VOLUNTEERS will be honored for outstanding service at the Recognition Luncheon on

October 20.

22 Years

Patricia Shanower

21 Years

RoseMary Persiani

19 Years

Leona Conforti

17 Years
Michelle Balee
Allison Gush

Lynn Robertson

16 Years
Jean Demas
Barrie Mason

14 Years

Eileen Gilligan

Jina Lebert-Davies
Linda Lewandowski
Rita Mathern
Dale Mohr

13 Years
Nancy Gray

12 Years
Kathy Conrad

10 Years

Kathy Channell

Donald Pieper
Mary Ann Callum
Mark Turner

Jane Cox

9 Years
Marilyn Harpham
Tom Menzenberger

Carol Rounds
Carl Fausey
Diane Simms
June Dostal

8 Years
Peggy Fortuna

Preetinder Singh
Catherine Anderson
Kim Tierney
Cindy Schwartz
Dave Moser
Susan Craighead
Margie Mygyind

7 Years

Judy DeSimone

Wendy Casebeer

Marie Jesionowski

Lisa Dickson

Joyce Schlapinski

6 Years

Anne Mortimer

Mark Munoz

Michael Sittinger

Deborah Jordan

Raymond Kadlec

Nikki Carlton

Lisa Lam

Nancy Martin

Barbara Theiss

5 Years

Joe Sarnicki

Rick Lochner

Judy Witkov

Paul Eck

Wanda Mitchell

Rita Tierney

Sue Arata

Lori Connor

Gretchen Wasniewski

Jim McLean

Honoring more than 200 hours in 2011-2012

Bill Forssander

620 hours

Quinn Hampton

447 hours

Kathy Zuodar

440 hours

Paula Ledbetter Sellergren

346 hours

RoseMary Persiani

310 hours

Lia Rubino

274 hours

Linda Nolten

248 hours

Sue Wielard

233 hours

Catherine Anderson

224 hours

Mark Munoz

216 hours

Don Van Gelderen

214 hours

Chris Koprowski

213 hours

Janie Ford

212 hours

Kathy Louise

211 hours

Francine Kayes

205 hours

Hsin-Lin Wang

200 hours

Sandy Martinich

200 hours

Florence Pipal

200 hours

Mary Ellen Mertz

200 hours

Coleman Tuggle

200 hours

Kathy Conrad

200 hours

Carol Achtien

200 hours

A BIG THANKS TO THESE FY 13 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of Secretary of State

$51,500

United Way of DuPage/West Cook

$41,250

DuPage County

Human Services Grant

$37,500

Community Memorial Foundation

$10,000

Your investments are literally changing lives!

HELP US MEET OUR ANNIVERSARY MATCH CHALLENGE!

The Ronald McDaniel Foundation is offering a $5,000 matching grant challenge for 2012!

All new gifts of $40 or more and each increase of a 2011 gift of $40 or more will be matched!

Greetings!

Celebrating 40 years in DuPage County....literally giving the gift of a lifetime providing one-on-one tutoring for adult learners! Our roots began in 1972 by two women who attended Gary Methodist Church in Wheaton. They started by helping one woman. Today, 40 years later, thousands of adults and their families have been impacted. Thousands of volunteers have donated their time, talent, and passion.

As we celebrate the accomplishments of the students and their tutors for our year ending June 2012, together we also celebrate a milestone in our history. Congratulations to the 26 adult learners who reached the highest achievement level and to the 74 who increased by three or more levels during the year. Thank you to all of the volunteer tutors who are continuing to literally change the lives of adult learners and impact future generations.

Student Accomplishments, Year End Results

LITERALLY RECEIVING THE

GIFT OF A LIFETIME

For the year ending 2012, 545 adult learners received one-on-one or small group tutoring and we welcomed 141 new tutors! The 409 active tutors donated over 28,000 hours of volunteer time.

In FY12, a total of 311 adult learners, who received 35 or more hours of instruction, reported:

As a family member, 268 adults gained 1,727 new or improved skills such as reading to children, helping children with homework, attending school meetings, opening a bank account, writing checks, shopping, reading medicine directions, and making medical appointments. 123 of these adults are now able to describe symptoms of illness, making it safer for themselves and their families.

As a worker, 179 adults with a goal to improve as a worker gained 525 new employment-related skills such as filling out applications, interviewing for a job, reading safety information, reading work signs, and using a computer. 42 adult learners obtained employment, 12 earned promotions, three passed the GED and nine entered other training programs.

As a community member, 241 adults gained 719 skills such as getting a library card, using the library, using the post office, and talking to neighbors. 21 applied for or received citizenship and four voted for the first time.

These results show that the time invested in the life of a student does make a difference. Congratulations, students and tutors, on these wonderful accomplishments!

Celebrate our 40th Anniversary and Student Achievement

October 20th!

For our 40th celebration we are very pleased that David C. Harvey, President and CEO of ProLiteracy, and Cyndy Colletti, Literacy Program Manager for the Illinois Secretary of State Literacy Office, will be special guest speakers.

As you are aware, Lisa Thackeray is retiring the end of October. Please join us to honor her eighteen years of service and dedication to the students, tutors and organization.

Please reply by October 9th as this is reservations only to 630-416-6699 or info@literacydupage.org

Student Recognition, 2012!

The following STUDENTS will be honored for outstanding achievement at the Recognition Luncheon on October 20.

Achieved Highest Level

STUDENT (TUTOR)

Linda Castillo (Coleman Tuggle)

Dolores Contreras (Florence Pipal)

Rigoberto Cruz (Sarah Dunne)

Virginia Farias (Liz Stefanski)

Carmen Gonzalez (Judy Yang)

Ikuko Katsuki Carol Manthy)

Aiman Khela (Rich Runk)

Boguslaw Lewandowski (Dan Sarofim)

Eun Ah Lim (Betty Rohde)

Mamie Lobini (Gregory Hubert)

Shery Malek (Rich Runk)

Andres Mendoza (Mike Poole)

Francisca Palma (Jenny Gao)

Cristina Perez (Russ Manthy)

Eva Poczik (Katie Charnas)

Rebeca Puntriano (Michelle Coppedge)

Carlos Ramos (Sara Vettraino)

Sucy Reinoso (Deborah Byers)

Magaly Rocha (Mary Anne Hewett)

Alfredo Rodriguez (Sally Wirth)

Cristina Solana (Kathy Wojciechowski)

Aida Sontay (Rita Mathern)

Virna Suarez (Elizabeth Reisman)

Elsa Teutle (Pat Dunne)

Evelyn Tobar (Kathy Zuodar)

Joy Zhu (Paul Scheiner)

Outstanding Student Gains (3+levels)

STUDENT (TUTOR)

Delia Adame (Kathy Zuodar)

Lourdes Alcantar (Jill Rahn)

Maria Alvarez (Carol Hendrickson)

Maria Andrade (Rose Stewart)

Reyna Antonio (Cindy Fischer)

Dulce Armenta (Ketan Bhatt)

Elda Barajas (Diane Michelson)

Sara Bashang (Laura Laurie)

Cruz Castellanos (Candy Preston)

Linda Castillo (Coleman Tuggle)

Elizabeth Castro (Gale Jenkins)

Silvia Chantes (Amy Nickerson)

Martha Correa (Lorri Bogolin)

Rosa Cosio (Jill Walser)

Rigoberto Cruz (Sarah Dunne)

Heriberto Diaz (David Grace)

Sofia DonaMaria (Hsin-Lin Wang)

Miguel Escobedo (Grizelda Salazar)

Dora Evangelista (Nancy MacPherson)

Elethabeth Elias Fam (Barbara Parlour)

Virginia Farias (Liz Stefanski)

Carlos Feitosa (Paul Eck)

Alejandra Fernandez (Nancy Martin)

Apolinar Garcia (Jeff Walser)

Maria Garcia (Amy Weckwerth)

Manal Gerges (Kathleen Fischer)

Guadalupe Hernandez (Linda Mabee)

Irma Hernandez (Carol Blackstone)

Alma Ibarra (Bruce Hoefnagel)

Tatyana Ilinykh (Mary Ellen Mertz)

Nelly Jaimes (Mary Lynn Pollastrini)

Irena Janciauskiene (Linda Nolten)

Aiman Khela (Rich Runk)

Eunhwa Kim (Kathleen Fischer)

Yoon-Kyung Kim (Kay Schuller)

Zuzana Kolenova (Vera Tausk)

Eun Ah Lim (Bill Forssander)

Mamie Lobini (Gregory Hubert)

Claudia Marquez (Gail Hallman)

Patricio Mata (Carl Fausey)

Angelica Medina (LeeAnn Christen)

Flor Mejia (Anna Harkins)

Rocio Molina (Dale Mohr)

Leticia Mondragon (Nobuko Kudo)

Maria Narvaez (Lois Stevenson)

Gabriel Nivela (Deborah Byers)

Fabiola Olivera (Lisa Dickson)

Veronica Ortega (Rosa Moist)

Cristina Perez (Laura Watkins)

Francisco Pina (Elizabeth Cherian)

Eva Poczik (Katie Charnas)

Nafisa Rahmonova (Sue Arata)

Erica Ramirez (Jim Shaffer)

Sucy Reinoso (Deborah Byers)

Rita Rivera (Paul Jungel)

Sonia Rivera (Evelyn Grace)

Raul Robles (John Harrold)

Magaly Rocha (Mary Anne Hewett)

Alfredo Rodriguez (Sally Wirth)

Marisela Rodriguez (Mike Hackiewicz)

Maria Sanchez (Karen Ide)

Maria Sanchez (Paula L. Bouck)

Pablo Sanchez (Coleman Tuggle)

Rocio Sanchez (Kathy Channell)

Cristina Solana (Kathy Wojciechowski)

Jose Solis (Anna Lamb)

Rosa Solis (Anna Lamb)

Jin Song (Judy Witkov)

Aida Sontay (Rita Mathern)

Weiliang Sun (Bill Forssander)

Evelyn Tobar (Kathy Zuodar)

Maria Valdovinos (Susan Kelly)

Patricia Velasquez (Kimberly Harrison)

Qumriniso Yakubova (Nancy Gray)

Tutoring Tips

Homework Tips For Parents!

Homework is important for children; with parental involvement being key to their academic success. This can be a very frustrating situation for parents with limited English skills as they struggle to maintain their parental control and understand the requirements of the homework. We find that helping their children with homework is a top goal amongst our adult learners.

There are some things that can make homework easier for everyone:

Talk to your learner about their children's homework and what their role is.
Talk about attending school meetings and talking to their child's teacher.
Help your learner with new English vocabulary and phrases related to their child's homework.
Help them navigate their way thought the various papers and information that comes home to identify what is important and needs to be acted on.
Talk about the homework routine and how they can help their child, although they may not understand the assignment:

Help get organized e.g. make sure child has homework supplies.

Get into a routine e.g. set a regular time for homework.

Limit distractions e.g. turn off television, limit phone calls or texting.

Discuss how your learner can talk to their child about homework:

Show that homework is important e.g. ask about homework each day and check completion.

Don't be afraid to use the native language e.g. ask your child what they are learning.

Let your child choose the first subject to study.

Space out the learning e.g. spread out the learning for a test, doing a little each day.

Help your child without doing the homework e.g. ask questions if you can, but remember that homework is supposed to help children learn.

Office News

We bid farewell to Barbara Intihar, our part-time resource manager of three years, as she pursues retirement opportunities. We have been extremely fortunate to have Barb's expertise in the field of fundraising. During her tenure, she helped with the increase in individual giving and with many special fundraising efforts and events. Best wishes, Barb!

We welcome Stephanie Bryk as the new executive assistant. Stephanie lives in Naperville with her husband and two boys. Stephanie's role will be to support both the fundraising and outreach efforts. Her valuable experience as a volunteer, and in human resources and event planning will be a tremendous asset.

Lift a Glass for Literacy

Celebrity Bartender Event

Sept. 27 6-8:00 p.m.

Ivy in Wheaton

Go to www.literacydupage.org

to find out who can serve you a drink!