Free reading & writing lessons for isolated/rural adults and teenagers
35% of New Zealand 15 year olds can’t read, according to a recent UNICEF report. The Project (TV3) featured RYALT as an organisation that is doing something about this.
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What’s it like being a volunteer? New Zealand’s National Volunteer Week (19-25 June 2022) has just passed, but I thought I would give you my view on volunteering at the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust (RYALT). I have to start with a disclaimer that RYALT now employs me as the Community Coordinator. My journey […]
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Volunteers are the most crucial component of Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust Most definitely, volunteers are the most crucial component of the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust (RYALT). Volunteers fill critical positions within the RYALT structure in getting our message out to rural and isolated adults and teenagers who may be struggling with […]
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I’m on a journey to understanding Dyslexia. Before joining the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust, I knew very little about Dyslexia and Neurodiversity. However, it would be fair to say my knowledge has grown a little, and I am undertaking more research. So firstly, please don’t read this article that the writer is an […]
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How did I learn to read? I have long since forgotten. I would love to know how I learned to read. In some ways, I want to be transported back to my childhood to find out. What was the defining fact that brought me to where I am today? I went to St Mary’s Primary […]
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