Each One Teach One

The Literacy Council of Frederick County is  a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-sectarian, educational organization dedicated to helping non-literate and semi-literate adult residents in the county improve their language skills through one-on-one tutoring. We are a member of ProLiteracy Worldwide (formerly Laubach Literacy Action), and we use Laubach methods with our students. Basic Literacy is offered to the native-born, and English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered to the foreign-born.

Register for the March Workshop

You still have time to register for our March training workshop in Frederick. The dates of the workshop are March 21 and 28.  We ask that you attend both days.  You can register on line or by calling our office.

Dancing Bear Toys Celebrates Family Literacy Month with New Product

Parents and educators know that a child’s first steps toward literacy start in the home at a very young age. To celebrate National Family Literacy Month in November, Dancing Bear Toys and Gifts,  located at 12 North Market Street in Downtown Frederick, is partnering with the Literacy Council of Frederick County and offering a new product that promotes childhood literacy. The colorful Write Me a Story books by eeBoo are oversized with fun, themed stickers and lined pages. Children use the stickers—and their imagination--to tell a story and then have an adult help write it in the book. When they are finished, children can read the stories they created! Using Write Me a Story books, children as young as three can build and strengthen critical literacy skills. During November and December, Dancing Bear will feature four different versions of Write Me a Story for boys and girls of all interests. Fifteen percent of the proceeds from the Write Me a Story sales will support the Literacy Council of Frederick County.  “It’s a pleasure to have another opportunity to partner with the Literacy Council,” says Dancing Bear owner Tom England, adding that Dancing Bear’s Holiday Market for Kids in late November through mid December also benefits the non-profit organization. “The work the Literacy Council does in our community is so important, and this is just one small way in which we can show our support.”