Literacy skills not only help individuals in their everyday life, but it can strengthen communities as well. The biggest way literacy skills affect communities is through the economy. Individuals with lower literacy skills can have trouble finding employment because most …
Literacy skills have always been important, but they are absolutely necessary in this quickly changing world. Research and data have shown that the COVID-19 information being released to the public is not in a format and language that is fit …
Literacy Council Gulf Coast (LCGC) has been improving the English language and reading skills of adults and children for over 30 years. Usually, students have limited ability to communicate, causing them to avoid getting involved in their community and pursuing …
June 8, 2020 Re-Opening Update The Literacy Council Gulf Coast officially re-opened on May 4th. We are rebuilding our program to offer more options for learning, including virtual classes. While we are not operating at 100% yet, we hope to …
April 29, 2020 Re-Opening Update We want everyone who visits our building to feel safe – both volunteers and students. While each day there are changes in discussion at the Federal, state, and local levels as to the reopening of …
Bob Shea is one of our dynamic tutors here at Literacy Council Gulf Coast. He teaches our Monday Conversation Class from 12:00pm -1:00pm and has been volunteering with us for over four years. In the past he has taught and …
Literacy Council’s Shelley Cooper teaches a writing class to ESOL seniors at Island Park High School Alternative School in Fort Myers. Students recently wrote an essay on “Why Cats Make Better Pets than Dogs.”
When students come to the Literacy Council requesting instruction, they are assessed to determine their level of English language proficiency. Additionally, they list their goals. Students are then assigned to a class based on their assessment score. When students achieve mastery of that level, …
Apolinaria Cruz Martinez attends the Moms & Tots program with her two younger children. She enrolled Sept. 13, 2013. Her son Raul Merino Cruz, Jr. graduated from the program in August 2016. He attends Head Start at Bonita Elementary. Raul …
Dear Volunteers, We hope this finds you and your loved ones well and strong. You may or may not have heard that the Literacy Council Gulf Coast, like so many other organizations, has had to close our office temporarily because …