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July 2024 / Community, Education and Learning, Immigration Stories, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

My Adaptation Process in My New City

My name is Sindy Roman. I’m from Mexico and I came to Roanoke 6 months ago. I never thought I would live in another country, but Read More

July 2024 / Acrostic, Education and Learning, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2024

LITERACY

Learning is fun. Read More

July 2024 / Education and Learning, Goals, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

The Class Clown … No More

My name is Elijah Ellis. I am twenty-one years old. And was born in Hopewell, Virginia. I am in school right now for my GED. Read More

July 2024 / Education and Learning, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

Advocacy

My reason for joining the READ Center is that I want to be more independent with my life. Read More

July 2024 / Acrostic, Education and Learning, Goals, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2024

I BARBARA

 I want to be a Better person.  I have a positive Attitude and attend my classes. Read More

July 2024 / Education and Learning, Family, Immigration Stories, Overcoming Challenges, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024, Work

Jane’s Story

My name is Jane Michael. I’m from South Sudan, I have five kids. I moved to America on December 4, 2022. Read More

July 2024 / Arts, Community, Education and Learning, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

Matt’s Story

I like the painting of Maud McLaurine Hurt because she is watching me. Read More

July 2024 / Arts, Community, Education and Learning, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024, War and Conflict

Memorial Day

The host talked about the theme of the show. The theme was Memorial Day. Read More

July 2024 / Education and Learning, Nonfiction, Personal Narrative, SPOTLIGHT 2024

One Very Mean Teacher

In the countryside in the refugee camps of Tanzania, Africa, we had to walk everywhere because we couldn’t ride the bus like in the USA to school. Read More

July 2024 / Acrostic, Education and Learning, Poem, SPOTLIGHT 2024

My Name

Restart learning as an adult. Out of the dark about learning and what I can do. Read More