Written by Catherine Coundjeris, Book Club Facilitator and Writing Classes Instructor The Literacy Council’s bi-annual Book Club met in December for a discussion of The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park. The book was suggested by student Y R. and led to a wonderful excursion through ancient times in Korea, the frolicking experience and inspirational...
“As teachers you have those moments when you can see them growing and grasping things and understanding it. It is so rewarding.” John Bruton joined the Literacy Council in 2019 as a volunteer tutor for the organization’s Basic Literacy Program. This program supports native English speaking adults who may have slipped between the cracks while in school and...
Welcome to our new monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Jinjin, one of our students who will be featured each month in our new “Learner Spotlight”. Adult learners will represent all of the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine featuring student writing, as...
Welcome to our new monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet Jacqueline, one of our students who will be featured each month in our new “Learner Spotlight”. Adult learners will represent all of the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine featuring student writing, as...
Adult learners, volunteer tutors, members of the Board of Directors and the community gathered for a virtual “Book Launch” on December 10th to celebrate the publication of the Literacy Council of Frederick County’s inspiring new literary magazine, Reflections: Voices of English Learners featuring stories written by our students. Jim Grissom, President of the Board of...
Tutoring is one of the Literacy Council’s core programs matching trained volunteer tutors with adult learners who have come to our organization seeking help with improving their English language or reading skills. We dedicate this month’s Volunteer Spotlight in recognition and in awe of our four volunteer coordinators who are dedicating countless hours each week to...
2020 has definitely been a year full of challenges, yet our 7th annual Celebration of Achievements, held virtually, is a tribute to the remarkable achievements of our adult learners this year. In spite of restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, our students remained dedicated to their goals of learning, continuing with their classes and tutoring...
Our Volunteer Spotlight this month honors Doris Vierbuchen. Doris first began volunteering with the Literacy Council 23 years ago, in 1997, when she attended a tutor training workshop and became a volunteer tutor. She tutored two adults for almost two years. During that time, she was recruited to help tutor employees at Liberty Seafood, an...
The Literacy Council is pleased to welcome its newest staff member to the team! Victoria dos Santos has joined the Literacy Council’s office staff/volunteer team as Program/Office Assistant. This new part-time position will directly support the Council’s growing Parent Literacy and Workplace Literacy Programs, prospective volunteers during the orientation and training process, and provide day-to-day...
We dedicate this first edition of our new monthly Volunteer Spotlight to Caroline Gaver. For 45 years, Caroline has volunteered with the Literacy Council of Frederick County. She is a tireless advocate for adults who struggle to read and write in their native English, or who face obstacles in their daily lives because they don’t...
