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| Mary and Blas Garza with
Theresa Weissglass |
On Thursday, February 10, 2011,
United Way held it’s first United for Literacy (UFL) Open House at the
United Way offices. Those in attendance were impressed and pleased to
see and experience first hand the various UFL
programs.
Attendees stepped into the portable Parent Empowerment/Education
classroom where Parent Empowerment/Early Education Program Director
Theresa Weissglass gave them an update on how the program is
impacting whole families with parenting skills workshops that stress
education in all family interactions.
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library spoke
volumes to folks that saw the quality of the books that registered
children receive in their mail boxes every month from birth until they
enter kindergarten.
Guests took Reading Plus virtual tours and tried on the Visagraph
goggles that measure a persons eye movements while reading. This helps
teachers and students
identify eye movement issues that
may be impairing the student’s opportunity to improve reading skills.
One
attendee asked, "Where’s the press? This is so interesting
and important to the community!" Another guest brought
his daughter in to have a Reading Plus assessment
taken. We hope that more United Way supporters will attend
our next event, as the entire community of school children and
adults can benefit from these programs,
not just the disadvantaged.
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Beverly Schwartzberg, Adult Literacy Coordinator-Public
Library experiences the Visagraph
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Adolpho
Coral, SBCC-EOPS office takes Reading Plus
Virtual Tour
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