Posts Tagged ‘Literacy’
Oakland adult literacy students find ways to continue learning during the pandemic
Riley Mitchell loves to cook. When the 55-year-old isn’t bragging about making the “best potato salad this side of the Mississippi,” Mitchell enjoys cozying up with a good book. Since the pandemic, Mitchell started to re-read classics like The Color Purple, mostly for pleasure. But since the library where Mitchell took adult literacy classes closed,…
Read MoreStudents compete in MLK Jr. Oratorical Festival for 38th year
Oakland Unified School District’s 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Festival culminates on March 7.
Read MoreOakland non-profit promotes literacy through diversity and representation
Denmark Gatewood had a captive audience. On Saturday, he sat on a small stage reading children’s books filled with stories about Black children, written by Black authors to a group of mostly Black children and parents. Despite the gathering at the African American Museum and Library (AAMLO) for the Barbers, Books & Bridges’ (BBB) event,…
Read MoreOakland joins nationwide initiative to increase student reading proficiency levels by 2020
Oakland has joined 130 other communities nation-wide that aim to increase reading proficiency levels by 2020, its specific initiative called the Oakland Reads 2020 campaign.
Read MoreReading Partners encourages students to love literacy
The nonprofit organization, Reading Partners, provides literacy tutoring for at-need children in first through fifth grade.
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