As it Celebrates its 17th Anniversary Serving the Greater Washington Region, the Catalogue for Philanthropy is Proud to Honor the Literacy Council of Frederick County The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has selected the Literacy Council of Frederick County to be part of its Class of 2019-20. The Literacy Council has undergone a rigorous review...
On April 6, 2019, Literacy Council of Frederick County representatives participated at the MDTESOL Western MD Mini Conference, The Wonderful World of Writing for ELs (English learners) held at Frederick Community College. Holly Bohman and Lurlena Burnett attended break-out sessions to learn more techniques for tutoring their students. Marianne Dacey and Nan Crockett staffed a...
The Literacy Council’s 2019 Scrabble© Mania for Literacy fundraising event held at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant on March 30 was a big success, raising over $10,000 to support adult literacy programs for our community! This was not an ordinary Scrabble tournament! Teams of four worked together to produce the highest overall score – and if they...
In January we expanded our customized workplace classes to include hotel housekeeping staff at the Econo Lodge Frederick. The workplace literacy team met with General Manager, Rupali Luthra, to determine areas of focus for the housekeepers. Together they developed several objectives, and ESL Instructor Victoria Dos Santos developed a custom 10-week curriculum. The students are...
