We are proud to announce that the Rotary Club of Frederick has recently awarded the Literacy Council a Significant Partner Grant to help us expand our workplace program over the next year. Our application for this grant was based upon a business model intended to build our capacity for a sustainable program in collaboration with...
The Curious Iguana and Barnes & Noble Booksellers are once again the Literacy Council’s partners in our 11th annual Holiday Book Drive! Most of the year, the Literacy Council focuses on the needs of adult learners who come to us for help with reading and writing or with speaking English. During the holidays, however, we...
In September our past President of the Board, Beth Lowe, received the Daughters of the American Revolution – Carrollton Manor Chapter Community Service Award for 2017 for her many contributions to the work of the Literacy Council of Frederick County. “Beth has done so much for the Literacy Council, and it was wonderful to see...
What does our community lose when its immigrant workers speak English poorly or not at all? Let’s look at a Brookings Institute study, “Investing in English Skills: The Limited English Proficient Workforce in U.S. Metropolitan Areas” (Jill H. Wilson, 2014): “English proficiency is a strong predictor of economic standing among immigrants regardless of educational attainment....
We kicked off the summer by celebrating our students’ achievements over the past year with a reception at the Delaplaine Arts Center. Students’ families, tutors, members of the Frederick County community, and the LCFC board and staff were there to cheer as students received awards for literacy-related accomplishments such as finding a job, getting a...
If you’re a regular visitor to the Literacy Council’s website, you’re probably surprised by its brand-new look. We hope you’re finding the site is more responsive, more informative, and more visually representative of the important services our organization provides. Time for an update The idea to completely revamp the site came about two years ago,...
We’ve been teaching adults to read and write, and to speak English, for more than half a century now, and we’re proud of the way we’ve been able to help our students make big changes in their lives. But there are so many more people who could use our help! Our new website is intended...
Last year’s adult learners working with the Literacy Council had a total of 183 children under age 18 living at home. This is really something to think about. Think of the difference it makes to these children when their parents learn to read and write or to speak English. No longer do the adults who...
The Literacy Council is keenly aware that there are not just hundreds but thousands of adults in Frederick County who could use our help with literacy skills or learning English. So we have been working hard to find and train new tutors, and to let potential students know we are here to help them. And...
Many of our tutors say they came to the Literacy Council because they love reading and want to help others learn to read. What a generous gift this is! I remember some years ago when my Korean student began to read, very slowly and with help, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie. She...
