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Literacy Day in New Mexico
Pictures from Literacy Day 2007 are below. Stay tuned for pictures from:
A Celebration at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on September 8, 2008
w/First Lady Barbara Richardson & Speaker John Corcoran
For more information about International Literacy Day, see our Press Release.
Senator John C. Ryan, Bernalillo & Sandoval
Marten Griego, Author of Leaving the House of Tears: A Memoir, former adult literacy student
and current board member of ReadWest in Rio Rancho and Dr. A. Elizabeth Gordon, Vice President, NMCL Board of Directors
Cathy Varney (blue), NMCL Tutor Trainer and Tutor Trainer & Volunteer for ReadWest, Rio Rancho
and guest.
Dr. Catherine Cross-Maple, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, NM Public Education Department
Marten and Senator Ryan.
Rena Paradis, Executive Director, NMCL, and guest
Letty Naranjo, Executive Director, Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
Senator Ryan and NMCL Board of Directors (L to R: Sally Harper, Ellen Harbaugh, Dorothy Redd, Dr. A. Elizabeth Gordon, and Harry Pearson.
Marten and Linda
FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT
Literacy supporters from around the state joined the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy on
June 15, 2007 in Socorro for its 19th Annual Meeting and gave thanks to First Lady, Barbara Richardson, for her undying support of literacy in New Mexico at that time.
Supporters signed a thank you letter and Rena Paradis, Executive Director of the NMCL, presented it to the First Lady care of Lee Witt. The two are pictured here.
(L to R) Lee Witt, Assistant to the First Lady; Rena Paradis, Executive Director, NMCL
(L to R)
Rena Paradis; Loretta Armenta, President, Qwest NM;
Ernest Padilla, Treasurer
THE QWEST FOUNDATION AWARDS THE NMCL A GRANT OF $2,500...
On July 8, 2008, the Qwest Foundation presented the NMCL with a generous check for $2,750
to train volunteer tutors.
Thank you, Qwest, for your support of Literacy statewide!
(L to R)
Karen Gieri, Qwest NM; Loretta Armenta, President, Qwest, NM; Ernest Padilla, Treasurer
- NMCL web-based Curriculum:
- The Coalition offers a web-based curriculum focusing on New Mexico history and genealogy of common Hispanic family names. It can be found here and is presented in three formats:
- In printed workbook form available from the Coalition. The workbooks are presented in three levels of difficulty.
- In PDF format, downloadable from this website, corresponding to the printed workbooks.
- In web-based form.
Each form of the curriculum contains web-based exercises focusing on New Mexico history and common Hispanic family names. This site is suitable for literacy students at any level. Included are instructions for tutors on how to use the curriculum with students.
Catholic Charities:
- Catholic Charities in Albuquerque is currently accepting applications for a part-time pool of ESL and GED Instructors. They will hire as positions open. For more information, see the following Job Description.
General Information about Literacy:
- You can find information about literacy and adult basic education programs locally, as well as nationally, by visiting literacydirectory.org, which is a project funded by Verizon Wireless, and operated by the National Institute for Literacy.
Literacy Base Software:
- LiteracyBase is the Coalition's database tool for literacy program management. Click here to download LiteracyBase from our website.
This picture is from the presentation ceremony at the NMCL's office.
In the photo are (left to right): Robert Castillo (Director of North Central Operations, PNM), Ernest Padilla (NMCL Treasurer), Rena Paradis (NMCL Executive Director).
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For information contact:
Heather Heunermund, Executive Director
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy
3209 Mercantile Ct., Suite B
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Tel: 505-982-3997
Toll Free: 1-800-233-7587
Fax.: 505-982-4095
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