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Archive for August, 2008

2008 International Literacy Day

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE LITERACY WORLDWIDE
Come Share a Favorite Passage from Book You Love
Wednesday, September 10th
6:30 – 8 PM
Fukaya Room A
Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont
The general public is welcomed to share a short passage from a favorite book. Write to Read students and tutors, and library staff will inspire with their [...]

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Reading Club Prospective Tutor training

Monday, August 25th
6-9 PM
Prospective tutors will be training to facilitate Reading Clubs at several Alameda County Library branches.
Reading Clubs are popular small reading groups for second language learners to practice conversation, increase their vocabulary, feel comfortable with public speaking and meet new friends while enjoying a good book.
Prospective tutors need to complete a new tutor [...]

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The  volunteer tutor roundtable is required of current Reading Club tutors as part of your follow up training. For 2 hours, tutors share their best experiences and solutions to support the reading advancement of second language learners. Tutor share books, resources and ideas about leading an exciting and engaged reading club at the Alameda County Library branches. [...]

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LET’S GET READY FOR THE FALL TUTORING SESSION. There will be two prospective tutor trainings during the month of August. This orientation and training is required of all tutors who want to join the Write to Read Adult Literacy Program of the Alameda County Library.You must meet the minimum requirement to be a tutor, send [...]

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The Fremont Rotary International presented Luis Kong, Write to Read’s program director, with a generous donation of $1,200 for the purchase of family literacy books for learners in the adult literacy program. Rotary International’s 2008-09 theme of Making Dreams Real is an effort to reduce infant mortality rates worldwide. Kong [...]

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