Elizabeth Cottrell

Elizabeth H. Cottrell is a social media professional, freelance writer, author, and digital publisher in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She teaches small business clients how to increase visibility and build strong customer relationships. She helps authors get the book out of their head and published on Amazon. Free blog and newsletter at RiverwoodWriter.com. She blogs about the power of connection at Heartspoken.com.

Meet Outstanding Student Ana Leveron

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Tutor Rosemary Council and Student Ana Leveron

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Ana began her journey as a Level 1 ESL student in December 2017. Since that time, she has progressed to Level 4! Ana’s desire to advance to a managerial position, to better communicate with her children’s teachers, and to help her youngest child with his homework serve as incentives to improve her English skills. She manages to attend her weekly two-hour tutoring sessions and complete all homework assignments while working full-time and being a dedicated wife and mother of two.

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Student Success: Maria Pineda

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Student Maria Pineda and Tutor Karen Calhoun

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Maria is a hard-working small business owner and mother of three who came from El Salvador with her parents when she was young. Her brother Marcos helped her get started with the Literacy Council two years ago, and I was the lucky tutor who began meeting with her in January 2018. Initially, her goals focused on reading to her children and becoming more involved in their education.

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Director’s Message January 2020

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Directors Message

As Nelson Mandela says, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Education is the key to eliminating gender inequality, to reducing poverty, to creating a sustainable planet, to preventing needless deaths and illness, and to fostering peace.”

This past year, 254 AACLC adult students improved their lives through education and achieved personal goals of jobs, better-paying jobs, GEDs, and improved their quality of life. This included 109 Basic Literacy students, 71 HSE/GED Prep students, and 74 ESL/ELL students.

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Writing Workshop Led by Natalie Canavor Feb. 1, 2020

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Writing the Professional Way:
Techniques and Tips for Teaching

A Collaborative Workshop Led by Natalie Canavor

February 1st, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall

You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about strategic writing from Natalie Canavor! Seating is limited and this workshop will fill quickly. To reserve a seat for Natalie’s February 1st interactive workshop, you must email Lisa Vernon at director@aaclc.org or call the office at 410-269-4419.

This practical hands-on workshop will demonstrate professional techniques and handy shortcuts to high-impact writing. The presenter, Natalie Canavor, developed a system to teach writing based on her decades as a national magazine editor-in-chief, executive director of communications, and award-winning journalist for publications including the New York Times, Newsday, Communication World, and a number of professional and business publications.

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You Can Make A Difference

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 From being a child in foster care, leaving school at a young age, and struggling to earn an accredited diploma, Jess never gave up. Jess juggled two jobs and faced many difficulties while working toward her high school diploma, but stressed: “as long as you’re committed, it is possible.”

You can help an adult like Jess receive free and individualized reading, writing, math, and English instruction to achieve their goal of a GED, job, or better-paying job.

There is still time to make a 

 100% tax-deductible donation in 2019 

to the 

Anne Arundel County Literacy Council.

 
 
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Meet Reina Bueso

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Reina Bueso is a 20-year-old woman who works in a downtown restaurant and would like to earn her GED and qualify for a better-paying job. She dropped out of school in 9th grade to support her family and came to the Literacy Council this past summer for help with improving her literacy, math, and English skills so she could enter the National External Diploma Program (NEDP).

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Student Thank You

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Tremendous thanks to First Baptist Church in Glenarden and the Good Time Gang in Gambrills for providing delicious Thanksgiving meals for thirty AACLC students and their families!

Delmy Torres is one of thirty very grateful AACLC students who received a Thanksgiving meal this year.

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