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One Word at a Time!

Check out the website! www.salvationarmynj.org/missionliteracy Totally revised Mission: Literacy material!

T h e S a lvat i o n A r m y

Mission: literacy

Reaching Hearts and Changing Lives . . .

If you previously a ended Tutor Training but did not implement Mission: Literacy because it seemed too difficult, please take another look at the new tutor friendly , easy to use, prewri en lessons, cra!s, games and phonics. Whatever you do – do not underes%mate the power of using the Bible as a textbook when teaching children to read! You teach the lesson the Author will do the rest! Nathaniel Lunnam reading his Bible

Quotes: “Readers are leaders!” Cadet Joyce Curran

“Teach, so all may learn to read God’s Word!” Maggie Petrowske

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; The man who never reads lives only one!” George R.R. Martin

“Literacy is freedom. Literacy is a human right!” UN - 2003

Lakewood Temple training

Lt. Judith Fetzer tutoring Laotian immigrants “Having worked with Mission: Literacy materials since 2009, I am an advocate of this Bible-based tool that instills a love of reading in emergent readers. Mission: Literacy easily fits into the 40 Developmental Asset framework which defines excellence in Kroc Center ministry with young people. These assets help us aim our time and programming at what matters most in youth development. The material clearly outlines measurable outcomes and encourages communication between tutors, parents and school teachers. Overall, the program helps children achieve in school and become confident readers who read for pleasure as well as knowledge. Bible stories are the text which expose students to phonics and sight-reading skills. These stories teach ethics and morality which, with consistent exposure help build positive values and positive identity in children-- parts of child development that are most difficult to impart to kids in today’s cultural climate.” Lt. Judith Fetzer


Volunteers rock our world! This wonderful tutor works with students at South Bend Kroc. She stated, “You do not need to know my name, I do this because it brings me great joy to work with children who struggle to read or have difficulty comprehending the English language. To see the look on their faces when they discover the excitement of reading and learning about Jesus is worth my efforts. I am greatly rewarded!”

The Salvation Army Central Territory Northern Division Tel: 651-746-3416 Cell: 651-238-7497

Thank you dear lady for teaching the children about Jesus!

Fax: 651-746-3488 E-mail: jan_hendrickson@usc.salvation army.org

Tutor Training Schedule Waterloo, Iowa Corps

“The expert preparation of the teaching material, outcomebased programming, and educational presentation of the Gospel make Mission: Literacy one of the most valuable programs that Salvationists have available to them today!” Lt. Judith Fetzer

Monday, March 18: 2:30-4 South Bend, Indiana Kroc Thursday, April 4: 1:30 - 3 Omaha, Nebraska Kroc Thursday, April 18

From Major Jacalyn Bowers, “. . . It is absolutely a wonderful program (and did I say it is free), it can be very useful to show your United Way output measurements while helping children in your community to be better in reading - so that they can be better at school - and feel better about themselves - while instilling the values of Go d’s Wo rd in their hearts! Go to the w ebsite www.salvationarmynj.org/misisonliteracy and read for yourselves all about this great opportunity. . . !”

1:30 - 3 and 6 – 8:00pm Contact Cyndi to register Cyndi_yarmoska@usc.salvationarmy.org

Informational tutor training– register now! Know the facts - (Available at www.illiteracy in America.com) “1.2 million teens hit American streets every June unable to read or write,” reports ABC anchor Brian Williams. “Detroit, MI epitomizes this country’s educational dilemma: 76% dropout/flunk out rate, resulting in an astonishing 47% of Detroiters being functionally illiterate.”

(Frosty Wooldridge)

Can America sustain this accelerating illiteracy epidemic? Look at Chicago, Denver, Houston, and any other large city where gangs, graffiti, crime, and drugs dominate. How did they sink to that level?

CNN reported on August 30, 2010, “7,000 American

high school students drop out every day; one every 26 seconds!” That is how it happens!

The Salvation Army can be in the vanguard: Sample of crafts found in new lessons. Child friendly and fun to do!

This crisis can be addressed through Mission: Literacy!

These Bibles are free to each student


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