Literacy DuPage News Spring 2013

Spring 2013

Literacy DuPage News

In This Issue

Acknowledgement of Donors

Tutoring Tips

THANK YOU
FOR HELPING US WITH OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL

Calendar

March 14

In-Service Workshop

Downers Grove Library

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

April 9

Tutor Training Workshop

Begins

Indian Prairie Library - Darien

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

April 15

Tutor Training Workshop

Begins

West Chicago

Public Library

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

April 18

LDP Board of Directors Meeting

LDP Office 7 PM

April 27

The Human Race

Join Laps for Literacy!!

May 6

Tutor Training Workshop

Begins

Lisle Public Library

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

May 23

In-Service TBA

Save the Date!

October 5, 2013

Recognition Celebration

WELCOME NEW
BOARD MEMBER!

Nancy Deaton

Nancy has been involved in improving literacy education for over 12 years. She taught high school English in the Mississippi Delta through Teach for America and social studies in Urbana, Illinois. In addition to previously tutoring for Literacy DuPage, Nancy is involved in a number of local organizations. She lives in Downers Grove with her husband and two children. Nancy is very excited to join the Literacy DuPage board. Nancy believes Literacy DuPage enriches our community and changes lives by empowering people through personalized literacy tutoring.

WELCOME 18

NEW TUTORS!!

Naperville Tutor

Training Class

Sara Boskovich

Amy Catani

Patrick Griffin

Susan Jones

Steven Just

Salek Khalid

Jeffery Lindblade

Sherry Lobdell

Laurie Margotta

Mike Markowicz

Richard Marshalla

Marcy Miller

Raj Rajaram

Sharon Ransom

Anne Stickley Michel

Christine White

Laurie Zibton

Ada E. C. Zingleman

THANK YOU TO:

Chicago Tribune Charities-Holiday Campaign, a fund of the McCormick Foundation for a $20,000 grant for 2013!

The DuPage Community Foundation for a $6,000 grant for 2013.

West Chicago Lions Club Foundation for a $1,895 grant!

Our vision to be recognized as a leading provider of customized English literacy skills that will literally change the lives of adult learners and impact future generations is being fulfilled.

Every day, students' lives are being changed as they accomplish their goals and achieve life skills.

Together we are making a difference.

Greetings!

We greatly appreciate your partnership in 2012 and for helping to make our 40th anniversary a special celebration. We look forward to continuing to give the gift of a lifetime for the next 40 years.

This newsletter is dedicated to the generous supporters listed below who are empowering people for a brighter future.

Today, March 6th is World Read Aloud Day - Read It Forward on World Read Aloud Day. Celebrate by reading aloud, giving away a book, or taking action in any way you can to Read It Forward on behalf of the 793 million people who cannot read.

**Don't forget to either register to participate in The Human Race on our Laps for Literacy team on April 27, or sponsor one of the participants. It's easy, just follow this link. **

Literacy DuPage Board of Directors and Staff

We Gratefully Acknowledge Our

2012 Supporters!

Literacy Leaders

Patron Level -

$2,500-$4,999

Steve Laughman

Partner Level - $1,000-$2499

Vincent and Elisa Carter

Susan & Tom Craighead

Thomas McSherry

Timothy Morrison

Joe Sarnicki

Paula Sellergren

Sponsor Level - $500+

John Dainauskas

Jean Demas

Christin Flavin Burek

Monica & Andrew Johnson

Sheridan & Lisa Lam

Jim & Barbara McLean

Dave Moser

C. Michael Reese

Pat Steck

Tana & Bill Tatnall

Alice White

Individual Donors

$250+

Michelle & Mark Balee

David Davies

John Krallmann

Susan Phillips

Lisa & Mike Thackeray

$100+

Ken & Annabel Bergman

Greg & Kathie Bewick

Stephen & Jan Campbell

Charles Carey

Ronald & Elizabeth Chin

Gloria Clancy & Lawrence Jostock

Leona & Fred Conforti

Donald Deegan

John Erickson Bill & Carol Forssander

Amy Frazier

Kristy Galloway

Carol & Bob Garcia

Cathy & John Gottlieb

Jon & Norma Hagstrom

Eileen & Jim Hall

Barbara & James Hiner

Russ Horn

Susan Hotopp

Mary Jarvis

Allan Jurges

John & Pamela Kaprales

Linda Kulikowski

Kate Mallon

Eve McBride

Harry & Barbara McPherson

Wanda Mitchell

Mark Munoz

Marina Natsis

Theres Nevling

Linda Nolten

RoseMary & Paul Persiani

Donald & Pat Pieper

Doug Portmann

Karen & Tom Pulver

Lia Rubino

Lori Saylor

Elaine Scarborough

Coleman & Deborah

Tuggle

Liya Wang & Ding Chen

Friends

Vivian & William Blackwell

Tina Borkowski

Stephanie & Jeff Bryk

Karen Cunningham

Lisa & Richard Dickson

James & Susan Dohren

Mary Anne Doran

Norma & William Dutkiewicz

Douglas Florzak & Loretta Rusky

Josephine Fowler

Beverly & Michael Frett

Susan Gagner

Kris & Linda Garmager

Nina Gauri

Nancy & Thomas Gray

Louise Grobl

Brian Harris

Carol & Lloyd Hendrickson

Kay Hutchcroft

Ed & Sidney Jostes

Bonnie Kendall

Diane Klementowich

Ruth LaCroix

Afmir Lopez

Kathy Marcus

Stephanie & Thomas Marsh

Rita & Thomas Mathern

Dale Mohr

Mary Morton

Penny & William Mundt

Don & Bonnie Oulman

Timothy & Sherry Panek

Mary Joyce & Leroy Pickett

Florence Pipal

Kimberly & Ali Pourtabib

Neil Ringquist

Sandra Sansone Brennan

Daniel Scheibenreif & Kathy Conrad

Cindy Schwartz

Celia Sebastiani

James & Dorothy Shaffer

Pat Shanower

Ruth Shone

Joyce Shredl

Diane & Richard

Simms

Sarv Raj & Preetinder Singh

Michael Sittinger

Mary Ann & Lester

Sommers

Julie & Bruce Specht

Thomas Stepnowski

Paul Teppema

Candace Thomas

Heidi Thorne

Kim & Leo Tierney

Mark & Barbara Turner

Donald Van Gelderen

Rochelle & John Walwer

Mary Ann Wands

Usha & Darsh Wasan

Helen & Bruce Watson

Jan & Dennis Wencel

Doug & Sue Wielard

Kurt & Mary Ann Wiesner

Jean & J. Knox Williams

Public Library Partners

Addison

Aurora (Eola)

Bensenville

Bloomingdale

Carol Stream

Clarendon Hills

Downers Grove

Elmhurst

Glen Ellyn

Glenside

Helen M Plum (Lombard)

Hinsdale

Indian Prairie (Darien)

Itasca

Lisle

Naperville

Oak Brook

Plainfield

Roselle

Villa Park

Warrenville

West Chicago

Westmont

Wheaton Winfield

Wood Dale

Woodridge

*We do our best to ensure that all names are listed. If yours was missed, please contact the office.

Community Partners

AT&T Foundation

Blistex Inc.

Alfred Bersted Foundation

CA, Inc.

Chicago Tribune Charities

ChiroSolutions PC

Community Memorial Foundation

Costco

R.R. Donnelley Foundation

Drake Oak Brook Plaza

DuPage Community Foundation

DuPage County Human Services

First United Methodist Church - Downers Grove

Ivy

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

Indian Head Park Women's Club

Jeans & A Cute Top Shop

Jones Lang LaSalle

Kiwanis Club of Wheaton

McCormick Foundation

Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation

Rotary Club of West Chicago

True Value Co.

Systemteck Technologies

Union Church of Hinsdale

United Way of DuPage/West Cook

West Suburban Retired IEA/NEA

Westwood College - DuPage

Letters for Literacy

Sponsors

Chicago Tribune

Daily Herald

Partners

Aramark

Pizzeria Bombola

Franczek Radelet PC

Legat Architects

Lisle Library District

Law Offices of Mark Metzger

Literacy DuPage Board of Directors

NorthStar Credit Union

Texas Roadhouse- Naperville

Wells Fargo Advisors - Naperville

Dr. Mark Wright, D.D.S.

Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce,Team B2B

Caton Commercial Real Estate

Coman and Associates

Design and Promote

Edward Jones

Expense Reduction Consulting

Illinois Roofing LLC

K. Peterson Associates, Inc.

KDI Design Inc.

Mark James Associates

Neville Engineering Service, Inc.

Partners in Technology Inc.

Prime Meridian Insurance Group

Quality Back Office Solutions

RPC Leadership Associates Inc.

Sequoia General Contracting

Sound Incorporated

Wolf & Company LLC

Ladies for Literacy

Misty Alverson

Linda Anderson

Diane Bruere

Jan Bucheit

Sue Buse

Debbie Cerone

Karen Cline

Nancy Cocconi

Holly Collier

Virginia Ericksen

Chris Eriser

Lisa Fowler

Carrie Gibson

Maria Gordon

Paula Graffy

Liana Haule

Vicki Heise

Janice Hibbeln

Marcy Hofner

Rose Hollister

Ro Hughes

Jill Jabukowski

Kelly Kloempken

Sue Kowalski

Lisa Lam

Dawn Lambert

Mary Leonetti

Celine Lilli

Joan Nicholas

Karen Patton

Lisa Pires

Jane Price

Cathryn Reick

Leslie Ryan

Cynthia Rynning

Penny Sandoz

Carol Scheiwitz

Connie Sutphen

Rosemary Swanson

Brenda Thomas

Sherry Tober

Carol Tobin

Cyndi Vivoda

Joyce Wayhart

Karen Ziganto

Recognition Luncheon Sponsors

Ball Horticultural, Co.

Senator Kirk Dillard

DuPage Attorneys, LLC

Ronald McDaniel Foundation

Nicor Gas

NorthStar Credit Union

Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products

Senator Ron Sandack

Wheaton Bank & Trust

The Human Race Sponsors

Access Healthcare

DuPage Attorneys, LLC

DuPage Ophthalmology

Fancy-Free Holidays

Natural Care Clinic

Newsome & McCloughan

Physical Therapy

O'Promo

RPC Leadership Asso.

Dick Pond Athletics

Stellco Properties

In-Kind Donations

The Ink Well - Wheaton

Susan Craighead

Dave Giesen

LDP Board of Directors

Lisa Lam

National Engravers, Inc.

Nikel A Day Films, LLC

Paula Sellergren

Tana Tatnall

Lisa Thackeray

Regina Walker

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Tutoring Tips Reading

Pre-Reading - A Key Activity

Print is everywhere. Imagine how difficult it can be for our learners to access the abundance of printed material that comes their way: bills, junk mail, school materials, advertisements, work instructions, schedules. Reading, like listening and speaking, is interactive in nature and open to various interpretations. A text does not just transmit information. It involves information going from the text to the reader and back. A text means something different to each of us because of what we bring to it. The ways we read a text depend on prior knowledge, our needs, expectations, the context in which we are reading, as well as our own interpretations, experiences and culture.

The first stage of a reading lesson is Pre-Reading. The objective of this activity is to get the learner thinking about and talking about the content of what they are about to read. This will enable them to connect their background knowledge to that reading, anticipate content and facilitate comprehension of the reading passage.

For example when getting ready to read a story such as "At the pharmacy", you would:

* Spend time first talking about the story, perhaps retelling it or telling a similar story.

* Relate a brief true story about an experience you had. For example, "My sister had a bad cough. The doctor gave her a prescription, etc."

* Illustrate your story with real-life items, pictures (Picture Dictionary) or drawings.

* Ask questions to put the reader into the story - When did you last go to the pharmacy? Why did you go there?

* Look at a picture of a pharmacy and discuss it.

* Ask the learner to guess or predict what happens in the story about the pharmacy.

Here are some other ideas for pre-reading activities:

* Construct a semantic web showing what they already know about the topic.

* Read the title of the selection aloud, and ask the learner to predict what they think it will be about.

* Use a sentence completion activity to generate discussion. For a reading selection about taking a walk, you could ask the learner to complete the following sentence: "My favorite place to walk is ....... because....."

* Set a purpose for the reading by asking the learner to find the answer to a specific question as they read.

For more information about how to become a tutor, our tutor training schedule, or other ways you can help Literacy DuPage, visit our website literacydupage.org.

For information about our literacy partners, visit literacyforadults.org.