In the video below a sixty five year old man, Gregory Hill who has been learning to read at Los Angeles Public library, explains how this is changing his life. Gregory, Adult Literacy Student Source:Los Angeles Public Library https://www.youtube.com/user/losangeleslibrary
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Reading
I am trying to make sure you can read my posts, even if you have difficulty reading. I am in the process of adding buttons, so that anybody can listen to my posts. There are many reasons why people cannot read. You do not need to be ashamed. If you click the link below, you …
Why I Still Love Dolly Parton
Dolly I love you.The Story of Dolly Parton I have no way of checking the accuracy of this. It does include countless clips and seems to agree with other things I have heard about Dolly. Source:The Talko https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Ydgfp2x8oLYG66KZHXs1g The Dolly Parton Imagination Library I Am My Father’s Daughter Dolly is starting a new initiative: Goodnight …
Getting Sneaky About Education
It must be a very worrying time for teachers, parents and students around the world. Teaching is not just a job. Teaching is a passion. For me education has always been the answer to most of the world’s ills. The idea of children unable to attend school, is almost unthinkable. However parents do not despair. …
Boys and School
One of the greatest blessings in my life, is having a brother who is totally unlike me. I realised that today when I was thinking about my passion for encouraging children to love reading. My brother was not academic. In fact he hated school. He could not get out of there quick enough. It has …
A Passion For Reading
I stand corrected. I have been reminded I removed from my young teen a book which included many references to boobs and sex. It had been obtained surreptitiously whilst they had been visiting a second-hand book store. I am not sure how I would have felt about Game of Thrones, which at the time I …
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