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.”
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 …
There are 25 students (moms) enrolled at Shadowlawn Elementary. The program began in October 2016. There are students from at least seven countries in the program. They did not know each other before the class. Their commonality was that they …
Many people think the only person impacted by illiteracy is the person who can’t read. In fact, it impacts us all. The Nation In a study of literacy among 20 ‘high income’ countries; US ranked 12th; 44 million adults are …
Ten students from Bonita Springs and San Carlos Park areas graduated from the Carol DeJoy Moms and Tots® Family Literacy Program on August 4 at 10 AM. This was our 10th annual graduation ceremony! The children, in their caps and …
The following is a post from one of our students. This is, In Their Own Words: Alex Hernandez. My name is Alex Hernandez. I am 19 years old. I grew up in the mountains of Guatemala and went to school for five …