2015 Arizona Adult Literacy Week February 22-28, 2015 PCC Adult Education Family Literacy Program Ocotillo Site

Classroom Project The following slides were completed by students from the Pima Community College Adult Education Family Literacy Program, Ocotillo Learning Center Site. The students answered the following prompt: Why are you continuing your education through the Family Literacy Program? They also selected and inserted a photograph into their narrative to showcase their learning and the purpose of their participation in the integrated family literacy program.

Continuing My Education I am studying because education is very important, especially learning English. I am learning to use computers, too. The main reason I am here is to excel. Araceli Cortes

Continuing My Education I’m studying in Family Literacy to help my kids. I like English, and I want to learn for my success. I need to speak and communicate with the people at the supermarket and other places. Learning English will give me more opportunities. Arlene Morales

Continuing My Education I am studying in Family Literacy, because I want to good role model for my daughters. I am studying to surpass my own achievement. I want speak English fluidly, and I would like good work in the future. I am studying because the world requires better preparation each day. Clarisa Amaya

Continuing My Education I want to continue my education because I want to learn English. I want to communicate with other people. My other reason is to have better opportunities in my life. Esther Medina

Continuing My Education I am continuing my education to learn English and help my son with his homework, to have better communication where ever I go, to be a good role model for my child, and to have better communication with others. Margarita Jimenez

Continuing My Education I study in Family Literacy because it has helped me a lot with the education of my children I am very grateful to the program and the teachers because I’m learning English and how to use computers and that’s what keeps me here. Nena Lucatero

Continuing My Education I am studying in family literacy because I want to learn English to help children in the school. I am studying English because I like to have better communication with people. I like the family literacy program for supporting me in everything. Sarahi Romo

Continuing My Education I decided to continue my education for self improvement, because I want to be a role model for my children and show them that education is important. I am attending the Family Literacy Program because is a way to reach my goals, which are to learn English, get my GED, and in the future start my paralegal assistant studies at Pima Community College. Veronica Zuñiga

Continuing My Education I am studying with the Family Literacy Program, because I want to learn English. I am studying to help my children with their homework. Family Literacy Program has parenting skills to facilitate better communication with my children. I am studying to have better future. Yadira Rios

Continuing My Education I decided to continue my education, because I like to help my kids with their homework, because school is totally different from when I was in school. I need to know more in order for me to push my kids to succeed. I need to show them by being an example. I also decided to come back to school, because I want to get my GED. Family Literacy is giving me the opportunity to reach my goal. I’m very happy and thankful to be here. It is like a dream come true. This program has helped me a lot. I’m learning how to write properly. I am practicing math using MySkillsTutor. I feel proud of myself when I get home and my kids ask me how was my day at school, and I see that they’re proud of their mom. Besides of all the above reasons, every single job is requesting to have a high school diploma or a GED. So if without an education there are not opportunities. Rosalinda Angel

Continuing My Education I decided to continue my education for personal growth and help my child with her homework in Kindergarten, to improve my English pronunciation . Most importantly, I decided to continue my education to help my child in her future education. Reyna Hernandez

Continuing My Education I decided to continue my education to help my children with their homework. I decided to continue my education to have good communication with my children’s teachers and when I have an appointment. I attend Family Literacy to learn more English and know how to write it. I want to learn more English and practice because its my goal. In my near future I will be ready for my citizenship test. Personal achievement and success is very important to me. Gabriela Balmaceda

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