Tutor Follow-On Workshop Nov. 16, 2019
Tutors! Are you new to tutoring and need a little feedback? Do you have some successful strategies to share? Do you need some strategies to overcome a tutoring challenge? Come … Read more
WHAT’S NEW
There are exciting things going on at the Anne Arundel County Literacy Council. We’ve hit the highlights here, but be sure to join our mailing list so you won’t miss any of our newsletters or announcements.
NEDP Workshop November 9, 2019
AACLC student Latoya Saunders ________________________ All tutors working with students seeking a High School Diploma through the National External Diploma Program (NEDP) should attend this workshop, as well as tutors … Read more
B&A Trail AACLC 2019 5K Walkathon Success
Tutor Ally Hall and her Ft. Meade Army platoon ______________________________ Beautiful October weather coupled with a fun and energetic group of AACLC and community supporters made for another great walkathon … Read more
Director’s Message October 2019
Beautiful October weather coupled with a fun and energetic group of AACLC and community supporters made for another great walkathon event this year! $8,040 was raised for AACLC’s October 19th … Read more
“How To Take Better Notes From Books To Retain More”
This excellent blog post by the founder of BookShare shares a wonderful 4-step process to take notes from books you read to help you retain more: Save new words Save … Read more
Educate Mothers To Increase Family Literacy
Massive injections of #adultliteracy education are needed in the US to raise the #reading achievement levels of high school graduates through the intergenerational transfer of #literacy from parents to their children. Read the story by Thomas Sticht . … Read more
Literate Women Change The World
#Literacy is a fundamental right for all—including women According to @WorldLiteracy 2/3 of the world’s illiterate adults are women. Literate women are better able to manage their own businesses, combat … Read more
Tutor Spotlight: Pat Baker
Tutor Pat Baker _____________________________________________________ I lived in New York for many years and most of my working career was in higher education, which focused not only on teaching, but also … Read more
How To Make Your iPad Dyslexia Friendly
Speak to your #iPad This is an interesting article by Educational Software and Dyslexia Specialist Mike Jones. Learn how speech-to-text works. It could be invaluable for people with #dyslexia. His article includes instructions … Read more
Student Success: Felita Thompson
Felita Thompson ____________________________________________________________________ “Felita Thompson is a homemaker who previously worked in construction jobs, and for 13 years she was a supervisor at NIH for cage washing and a caregiver … Read more