Some of you may be familiar with Shelley Hale’s work. She landed on the scene as the author of At the River and Other Stories for Adult Emergent Readers. As described on her website, At the River and Other Stories gives students the opportunity to acquire basic literacy skills in English. Phonics exercises provide direct instruction in letter sounds, letter formation and blending.
Read MoreThe Pathway to Literacy team in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA is pleased to announce a boost for LESLLA learners in our city. Lilly Endowment, Inc. has awarded grant funds for projects in Indianapolis leading toward economic self-sufficiency. 28 Indianapolis-based organizations received Enhancing Opportunity grants, including the Immigrant Welcome Center, which received a grant of $1,054,675 to support the Building English Literacy and Learning (BELL) Project.
Read MoreGoed kunnen lezen en schrijven is enorm belangrijk in onze maatschappij, maar krijgt in de pilots voor de Z-route nauwelijks aandacht. Inburgeren zonder lezen en schrijven? De leden van de Expertisegroep ontwikkelden daarom samen met de werkgroep Alfabetisering NT2 van de BVNT2 een advies dat zij aanbieden aan beleidsmakers en uitvoerders.
A group of concerned Dutch LESLLA experts wrote a recommendation for policy makers about the position of LESLLA learners under the new Dutch Civic Integration Law that will become effective in 2022.
Read MoreFebruary 21 will be the United Nations' International Mother Language Day, which each year celebrates language diversity and variety worldwide.
Read MoreIntroducing a series we're calling "LESLLA Voices." Through LESLLA Voices, we'll share short videos from LESLLA practitioners. These short videos showcase teaching tips, LESLLA resources, LESLLA research, information about the LESLLA organization, and more.
Read More(Part 2 of 2) LESLLA educator Dirk Eggermont interviews his learners about their experiences with distance teaching through WhatsApp in Belgium. Courtesy of Tijdschrift Les: This blog has been published before as two articles in volume 215 of Tijdschrift Les, Dutch/Flemish professional magazine for Dutch as a Second Language & LESLLA education.
Read More(Part 1 of 2) LESLLA educator Dirk Eggermont writes about his experiences with distance teaching through WhatsApp in Belgium. Courtesy of Tijdschrift Les: This blog has been published before as two articles in volume 215 of Tijdschrift Les, Dutch/Flemish professional magazine for Dutch as a Second Language & LESLLA education.
Read MoreThere have been so many changes for our small, but mighty organization in recent years. LESLLA was founded in 2005 with an inaugural meeting in Tilburg, Netherlands in 2005. A cozy meeting of dedicated educators, researchers and policymakers committed to deepening our understanding of literacy and language acquisition by adult learners with interrupted formal schooling experience and little to no literacy in their first language(s).
Read MorePlease join us in congratulating and welcoming our new LESLLA Board Members! Congratulations to:
Andrea Echelberger - Vice President
Monica Leong - Assistant Secretary
Sara Haghighi - Membership Director/Assistant Treasurer
Enas Filimban - Assistant Communications Director
