ABE Adult Literacy Week

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2011 Adult Literacy Week: October 16-22

Better skills. Better jobs. Building a Stronger Washington.

With the support of Governor Gregoire, this week provides an opportunity for ABE providers and partners to increase public awareness and understanding about adult basic education and the way it assists Washington state to meet its economic and workforce goals.

This project is supported by the state’s Adult Education Advisory Council and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Goals for Adult Literacy Week Activities

• Increase awareness of the benefits of adult basic education and its benefits to students, the community, and the state.
• Increase awareness of adult literacy programs in the community.
• Increased awareness of literacy among elected officials.
• Increased visibility of programs, both in the community and within the college.
• Raise public awareness of the challenges and issues of adult literacy.

Resource Materials

• Proclamation
• Proclamation JPEG
• Answers to Difficult Questions
• Tip Sheet
• America's Perfect Storm

Adult Literacy Week Videos

• Bellingham Technical College - I-BEST Programs 2009.
• Clark College - Better Skills. Better Jobs. Better Lives 2008.
• Clover Park Technical College - Literacy, Better Skills, Better Jobs 2007.
• Columbia Basin College - Campus to Community, Oct.2010
• Edmonds Community College - I-BEST Student Interviews 2009.
• Lower Columbia College - Adult Literacy Week 2010.
• Lower Columbia College, Centralia College, Clark College - I-BEST Video 2010.
• Pierce College - I-BEST Video 2010.
• South Puget Sound Community College - I-BEST Video 2010.
• Walla Walla Community College - Adult Literacy Week 2010.
• Wenatchee Valley College - Adult Literacy Week 2010.

Contact Susan Kidd, Kathy Cooper, or Sherry Nelson for more information.

Literacy Week Products

• 2011 Adult Literacy Week Products
• 2010 Adult Literacy Week Products

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