As preparation for the Kovol literacy class, we need to produce practice reading materials. The number 1 reason literacy graduates don’t cement their skills and make literacy a part of their lives is lack of practice. Some estimate that students require at least 600 hours of reading practice, without which graduates may slip back into illiteracy.
This week we’ve had the Kovol people helping us in a big way. They cut bamboo in the jungle, carried it to our house and then walled in parts of our houses. The Hansen family had recently had an extension built onto their house and my little office under our house hadn’t had an exterior wall put on yet.
The main items Kovol people always buy when they are in town and take back with them are batteries, newspaper (not for reading, but to roll their cigarettes in), salt and lighters. Other things people sometimes get depending on how much money they have and what they have need of, Read more…
It’s been an exciting week for us. We’ve been without coworkers in Kovol since July and we are delighted that the Hansen family have returned to join us! Actually, Philip has joined us with Natalie and the kids still in Goroka for now. We need to wait an extra week to see Natalie and the new twins, and Oscar have his playmates back.