October 2012 - News

Congratulations to our 16 new volunteer tutors who just completed the fall 2012 tutor training workshop! They are: Robin Bowyer, Gloria Bryant, Michelle Burgess, Dinah Cord, Susan Cross, Carrie Dotson, Patricia Evans, Angela Garvey, Pamela Hanes, Kathy Joy, Mary Lawson, Annie Lyles, Ruth Phillips, Lori Ray, Richard White and Tasha Vanlandingham. Training took place over a three night period at the Lifelong Learning Center. Tutors received nine hours of instruction and received certificates on the final evening. Some of the comments on the workshop from the evaluations we received from the new tutors follow: All reported that the workshop either "exceeded" or "met" their expectations, "Excellent training, well-paced, a variety of activities", "A lot of good information, and they did a good job of imparting it." "Positive, encouraging, motivating." They also enjoyed the student presentation from a current adult learner, Mr. Cutchember. One tutor wrote "It's great to hear first hand from a student" and another "I found this one of the most helpful sessions." The new tutors are now in the process of being matched, one-on-one with waiting adult learners in the areas of reading, basic math and English for speakers of other languages. Many thanks to our co-chairs, Edna Troiano and Meg Overbey, our board of directors, all the presenters and everyone who helped organize and put together another successful workshop.

The Charles County Literacy Council was also featured recently in an article in the Maryland Independent. Click here to read the entire story.