2017 Appreciation Dinner April 27
Tutors, Students, Assessors, and Volunteers… Please let us honor you! Date: April 27th, 2017 Time: 6 PM – 8 PM Place:Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church. Severna Park Please RSVP with a … Read more
Elizabeth Cottrell
Exciting Opportunity for Math-Loving Tutors in Spring 2017
UPDATE April, 2017: While we await DLLR’s GED math tutoring workshop information, we are planning a training session for all interested Literacy Council math tutors to help get you started. … Read more
Practical Affirmations
A dyslexic woman and successful tech entrepreneur was interviewed and asked what helped her overcome the odds. Here’s what she said: “Affirmations. I literally told myself the naysayers were wrong … Read more
Student Spotlight: Chanthoune Sinphavong
Tutor Ray Davis and Chanthoune Sinphavong My student, Chanthoune (pronounced shan TOON) Sinphavong, is a hardworking young woman who is a delight to work with. She always makes an effort … Read more
Why We Do What We Do: Marc Holland
Tutor Al Odierno and Marc Holland “My everyday skills have gotten better, and I’ve learned to never give up! Everybody struggles with something and my work with the literacy council helps … Read more
Student Spotlight: Daphyne Holland
Tutor Lynn Krane and Daphyne Holland You might say there’s a marked one-to-one correspondence in this literacy council tutor-student match-up. Lynn Krane, a math instructor at Anne Arundel Community College, looks … Read more
February 2017 Message from the Executive Director
Happy Valentines Day! Throughout the next two weeks, you’ll be able to read posts about three of our tutor/student matches. Each of these students helps to illustrate “why we do … Read more
AACLC on WNAV Radio
Our Executive Director, Lisa Vernon, was a guest on the Volunteer Voice program at Annapolis’s WNAV radio station (1430 AM and 99.9 FM). She shared about the organization’s 40th anniversary, … Read more
Thomas Edison’s Success/Failure Ratio
Thomas Edison Did you know? Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything” so his mother removed him from the school and taught him herself. Also, he … Read more
Spring 2017 Tutor Training – Sign Up Now!
Great Opportunity! Our next 2-day tutor training is scheduled for February 25th & March 4th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, Severna Park and will include both Basic Literacy … Read more