by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
As a tutor for Literacy Action of Central Arkansas, I teach English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and I tutor one-on-one with adults who want to improve their literacy skills. In April 2017, I started tutoring Angela. Angela is from Venezuela. She and I meet...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
The Arkansas Literacy Councils 2017 Student of the Year was our very own James Hawkins from Conway! Many thanks to the ALC Board, and to James’ tutor, Michael Siniawa, who wrote the nomination for James below. And, of course, to James Hawkins, for being such an...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Literacy Action Receives $15,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Literacy Action of Central Arkansas a $15,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Mar 3, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Westover Hills Presbyterian Church teams with Literacy Action to help inmates at Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility improve their reading and writing skills A student nervously twists a bit of hair around her fingers as she completes a test to determine her...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Jan 22, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Betty Harp, one of Literacy Action’s dedicated founders, was a pioneer in the fight against adult illiteracy. Traveling throughout Arkansas in the 1970s, Harp and her colleague, Margaret Booth trained volunteers to teach adults with basic literacy skills how to read....
