Rifat and James choose a lesson
James Beasley is getting better and better at using the Spell It Deluxe computer program on his own. He also got a kick out of working with a staff member to find and watch the We are the World video on the Internet. He tells us that this is the first time that he has been comfortable using a computer.
Noel Hernandez passed the DMV written test and now has his license and insurance. He says “I only missed 2 questions. I passed because of Project Read. The times I took it before I was nervous and would panic. Using Ultimate Phonics helped. I could read the words now and I have more self confidence now.”
Rifat Jehan tells us that working with her tutor James motivates her to read, write, and use the dictionary. She says that she never used a computer before coming to Project Read but now she “loves this computer center” and comes in on her own to work on spelling, improve her typing, and send e-mails to “everybody.” She also tells us that her children made great use of the books they got this summer from our family literacy program. One daughter used a San Francisco guide book to give a lively presentation to some guests from out of town. The guests are high school teachers in England and they sent her a postcard stating the (very high) grades they would have given her if she had made the presentation in class.
Seema Hossain is writing letters back and forth with her daughter Navila (who is now attending school in Pennsylvania). Navila usually sends her one letter about what is going on in her life and a second one asking all sorts of questions. Seema says “my daughter is pushing me to learn more. She asks me about the weather, who is the mayor, and things like that. It is hard but fun. Sometimes I have to ask someone to make sure I get it right. Sometimes I go on the computer and find it myself - I never did that before. I feel proud of myself to do all this. I feel great.”
Tyrone Hicks and his tutor Mary Alice meet consistently and work creatively. Tyrone says “The thing that I have accomplished is the ability to use the parts of speech. I can define the differences in the parts of speech when I read a sentence. I also learned how to spell better than before. If there is a question I know where to look for answers. My learning continues to this day.”
Mary Alice and Tyrone work on the parts of speech
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