Researcher Teams with Seeds for Eye Tracking Study to Determine Link Between Literacy & Predictability
WHEN WE READ, DO WE LEARN HOW TO PREDICT? That was the question researcher Brittany Finch set out to investigate. The PhD candidate at Michigan State University specializes in cognitive science and second language studies. If Brittany’s hypothesis is correct, literacy levels directly influence one’s capacity to anticipate words during …
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One Week Isn’t Enough to Say Thank You
Each year, staff members are tasked with highlighting a tutor for National Appreciation Week. And each year, they refuse, insisting that ALL of our tutors are important, and it’s impossible to pick just one. They’re right. So here are four volunteers to represent ALL of our treasured tutors. Each time …
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How to Get a Free Copy of your GED/HiSET Certificate & Transcript
Congratulations, you passed your final test section! Now what? You’ll need an OFFICIAL certificate and transcript for things like college applications or verifications for employment. Follow these steps to receive a free copy of your records. 2. Click Register and fill out the “Who Are You?” pages to create an …
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Iris Grew In Nashville
Honky tonks and huge hotels – not exactly what student Iris expected when she enrolled at Seeds a year ago in April. That’s because her road to Seeds of Literacy was long. Struggles in School Growing up, Iris liked school. She just didn’t like the school that she attended. Her …
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Advertising History’s Unexpected Link to National Poetry Month
The month of April is National Poetry Month, 30 days of celebrating a broad range of prose that evokes emotion in readers. From tragic ballads like Poe’s Annabel Lee and Shakespear’s powerful sonnets, to the epic masterpieces like Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, and the short-form Haiku, poetry offers …
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A GED Grad Who Changed History
Entrepreneur Bette Nesmith Graham, a GED Grad and Secretary-Turned-Inventor In 1951, Bette Nesmith Graham, a GED graduate, faced a challenge at work. While she excelled as a secretary, her typing skills fell short, especially with the advent of electric typewriters. Fearing job loss, she sought a solution to correct errors …
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Tutor Spotlight: Dean Knauss celebrates “A-Ha Moments” of adult learners
“It’s warm in the winter, cool in the summer, the coffee is free, and once in awhile, someone brings donuts,” joked long-time tutor Dean Knauss. Those things are true, but it’s actually the progress of the students that keeps him coming back. Echoing what many tutors tell us, he loves …
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12 Days of Christmas, Seeds Style
On the first day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the second day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the third day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the fourth day of Christmas the Seeds Staff gave to me On the …
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Seeds Tutor Named a Notable Nonprofit Board Leader by Crain’s Cleveland Business
Mark Yanochko, retired owner of Mark S. Yanochko Technical Services, Inc, has been named by Crain’s as a Notable Nonprofit Board Leader. Mark has been a familiar face in the Seeds of Literacy classroom for more over 19 years, with more than 2,344 hours of tutoring (at the time of …
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