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3 months ago

Are you an adult or teenager (or know an adult or teenager) aged 13 years and older that needs help with reading or writing? Do you or the student think they don't have what it takes or the time to go through learning to read and write? At RYALT, we know that the student can succeed! Our sessions are arranged at a time that suits the student!We are flexible and can work around the student schedule to give the help desired and deserved! The student doesn’t even have to leave their own home because our coaching is done online! All the student needs is a broadband connection and a smart device like a mobile phone or laptop to interact with the coach.What’s more, our reading and writing coaching is free! Absolutely free.We have coaches waiting now, so enquire today!If you would like more information, please flick us a message or call us on 0800 891 339. Photo by Karolina Grabowska: https://www.pexels.com/photo/anonymous-man-with-book-in-hand-4218864/#adultlearning #teenagelearning #readingandwriting #literacyhelp #freereadingandwritinghelp ... See MoreSee Less

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Workplace literacy lessonsDo you have somebody in the workplace struggling with reading and writing?And you want to help them and don’t know what to do?We at the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust can help!All the person needs is the commitment to learn. We offer one-on-one student-centred literacy lessons. And the best thing about it is that the lessons are FREE—at no cost to the student or employer. It’s a simple act today; we have coaches available now – phone or email the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust on 0800 891339 or email admin@adultliteracy.ac.nzPhoto by Yan Krukov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-white-long-sleeve-shirt-using-a-laptop-8837763/#workplace #readingandwritinglessons #freeliteracyhelp #literacyhelpforadults #literacyhelpforteenagers ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

All charitable donations in New Zealand are tax-deductible, and you are entitled to a rebate on every donation. The best way to use that donation is to gift it. Donating your tax rebate to RYALT is a great way to make your original donation go even further.Find out more: https://www.adultliteracy.ac.nz/donate-taxgift/ ... See MoreSee Less

TaxGift: Make Your Donation Go Even Further

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Did you know that your donations to us attract a tax credit? All charitable donations in New Zealand are tax-deductible, and you are entitled to a rebate on every donation to the Rural Youth and Adult...

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3 months ago

I tēnei rā, e whakanui ana tātau i Māori tau hou. Mo Māori, he wā whakamahara te a Matariki, he hari, he rangimarie. He wā hai huihui mai nga hapori me te whakanui. I konei i te WhirinakiTanga o te Taitama Ā-Taiwhenua me te Pānui Pakeke, e whakanui ana tātau i te huihui mai o ngā hapori me te wā whakamahara, te hari me te rangimārie.Today, we celebrate Maori new year. For Māori, the appearance of Matariki heralds a time of remembrance, joy and peace. It is a time for communities to come together and celebrate. Here at the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust we celebrate the coming together of communities and the time of remembrance, joy and peace. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 months ago

Being National Volunteer Week (19-25 June 2022), 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.However, my journey as a volunteer started two years ago after resigning from my job in the insurance industry. An industry I had spent 38 years in. Some of those years were great, and some were not so great. The bad years, well, let’s leave that in the past. The good years outweighed the bad. Being without a job was wondering what to do. I needed a break from paid employment, so I came up with the idea of undertaking volunteer work. Scouring the different volunteer sites, like Seek Volunteer and Volunteering Auckland, I saw an advertisement for a volunteer Literacy Coach. More than any other volunteer job, it appealed to me to help someone read and write. So, I quickly applied, and within a short timeframe, a lady named Joanna was on the phone with me to discuss my application and for Joanna to understand what I wanted to get from being a Literacy Coach volunteer. “Just like a paid job, you have to be happy with the volunteer work you are doing”, I was told.Joanna was happy with me and set me up for training, which I duly started. The training started me on a journey where I transferred my learning and successfully completing the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NCALNE) through the Open Polytechnic. A new student had approached RYALT, a man in his late 20’s from Northland. Joanna asked if I was interested in taking on a student. The answer was ‘most definitely.’ We will call the new student “TK”, not his real name. TK had decided that he wanted to do more with his reading. TK liked reading but struggled with some big words and understanding the text. TK wanted a buddy to read with and support him. For me, as a volunteer, it was the beginning of a journey of discovery. Could I coach literacy? It was a journey that I wished I had started years earlier. It was a journey of building confidence both ways; for me, as a volunteer teaching someone to read and write, and for TK, could he improve his reading ability? TK and I started reading small articles from a newspaper about rugby, fishing and Maori stories found on the internet, some great stories for getting the imagination working. TK was a man of his word; when we set a time each week to read, he turned up. TK has a goal to improve his reading, and he will do it!All we needed was a computer because we would meet on Google Meet for an hour each week. Neither of us needs to leave home. Little did we know that COVID was coming; however, being online, COVID did not stop us from meeting up!Two years on, we are still meeting at the same time each week. TK enjoys reading, and I enjoy having a story read to me. TK is now graduated to an entire book – Maori Boy, a memoir of a childhood by Witi Ihimaera and is more than 70% of the way through reading it. I am now hoping that when we finish this book, TK will want to continue his journey by attending his reading session with me, the volunteer, reading more books and advancing his knowledge.My journey continues. It started with me volunteering to coach literacy, which has morphed into paid employment and taken me to places I never thought I would be when I resigned from my job of 38 years. I have also taken on two more students for literacy coaching, but that was solely my decision; it was what I wanted to do to add value to people’s lives.This week, National Volunteer Week, I congratulate and celebrate all the Volunteers at RYALT and any organisation that adds value to their communities and individual lives. Volunteering is undoubtedly a worthwhile exercise, but make sure it is a journey that you get something out of and adds value to the community or an individual’s life. ... See MoreSee Less

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NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 19-25 June 2022Have you ever thought about volunteering?Volunteering can be a worthwhile and fulfilling time in your life. At the Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust, we are looking for Phone Call Superstars, Community Ambassadors and Literacy Coaches. Want to find out more, contact us. We are available by phone at 0800 891339 or by email at admin@adultliteracy.ac.nz ... See MoreSee Less

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Rural Youth & Adult Literacy Trust

3 months ago

Have you thought about how far your money goes?Have you thought about making your money work harder?The Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust receives no government funding and relies on the generosity of many different people and organisations to whom we are indeed thankful.We have many great people helping the trust reach people in our rural and isolated communities who struggle with reading and writing—making their lives a little bit better each day.If you would like to help us out, check out our donations page at https://www.adultliteracy.ac.nz/donate/You can even get your donation working extra hard at TaxGift. Check TaxGift out on our page too!If you want further information on volunteering, becoming a student, or assisting, you can phone us on 0800 891339. ... See MoreSee Less

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Photo by Liza Summer from Pexels The Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust receives no support from the government and must locate its funding from various sources, including donations. We understand t...

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