Cabarrus Literacy Volunteer Tutors are Changing Lives One Word at a Time!

New Literacy Tutors Trained in March

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:49:18 GMT

Congratulations to the 19 new Literacy Tutors who were trained to teach another Adult to read on March 24, 2012! You are the heroes of the Cabarrus Literacy Council.

Tutors are flexible, dedicated, dependable, generous, intelligent and creative!

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:47:01 GMT

Since February 7, 2012 when Literacy Tutors began Literacy Classes at the Cabarrus County Detention Center:

10 weeks of Literacy classes have been conducted;
10 volunteer tutors have taught/led these classes;
22 is the average number of women attending the 4 classes offered weekly;
17 is the average number of men attending the 4 classes offered weekly.

Thank you to the Literacy Tutors who are dependable, dedicated, flexible, generous, intelligent and creative!!

Do you like to read?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:34:30 GMT

If you cannot imagine what it would be like not to be able to read, you may want to become a trained volunteer Literacy tutor and help another adult learn to read and write. The tutor training will be held on:

Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 9 am to 3:30 pm

at the Public Library in Concord: 27 Union Street North

Phone or write Susan in order to register for the training: 704-920-ABCD literacy@cabarruscounty.us

PLAY SCRABBLE to support Adult Literacy

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:26:27 GMT

You can have a nice evening playing Scrabble, and dining at Afton Tavern in Afton Village www.aftontavern.com on Wednesday, February 29 at 6:30 pm

This is a fundraiser to support the Adult Literacy Program of Cabarrus County. Pay $10 to play Scrabble. Your food and beverages will be sold separately.

Phone Susan if you need more information: 704-920-ABCD or write literacy@cabarruscounty.us

What if you could not read the holiday greeting that your friend sent you?

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:48:55 GMT

Recently one of the volunteer Literacy tutors told about giving a birthday card to the adult student who she tutors. It was the first year they were meeting together and the tutor read the card aloud to her student. The tutor was very excited to tell that when she presented the birthday card to her student this time, the student read it all by herself! I've been reflecting upon how much joy I derive from reading the holiday greetings that come my way during this season and I have asked myself, What if I could not read these cards and notes that friends and family have sent me? The Literacy Council helps adults read everything from a greeting card to the instructions for filling out a much needed form for their child's school. This holiday season I am grateful to know how to read and to be involved in empowering adults in Cabarrus County to read and write!!!

Become a Literacy Tutor and help an adult learn to read!

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:34:17 GMT

If you are interested in volunteering to be a Literacy Tutor, sign up to attend the Tutor Training Workshop.

When: Saturday, January 7, 2012 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Where: Cabarrus Public Library in Kannapolis located at 850 Mountain Street, Kannapolis

What to bring: a bag lunch, we have 30 minutes for lunch, drinks will be provided

Come prepared to learn about the adult learner, the Laubach Way to Reading Materials, tutor resources and tutor procedures.

If you can attend, please send an email to literacy@cabarruscounty.us or phone Susan: 704-920-ABCD

Eat, Drink and Play Scrabble to benefit the Adult Literacy Program in Cabarrus County

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:36:16 GMT

Invite your friends to come to the Speakeasy Alehouse located at 9 Union St. N in downtown Concord, NC on

Tuesday, November 29 between 6 and 9 pm. By donating $10 to play Scrabble, you will help an adult in

Cabarrus County to learn to read and write. For more information, phone 704-920-ABCD or write to

literacy@cabarruscounty.us

Message From the Literacy Coordinator

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:37:48 GMT

Since August 1, 2011, I have been working with the Cabarrus Literacy Council to give leadership to this organization. The Board of Directors consists of twelve professionals from our community who believe that literacy is the key to an individual reaching his/her full potential as a person, parent, and member of the community. In Cabarrus County, there are thousands of adults over 18 years of age who are not able to read a prescription label or apply for a job. The purpose of the Cabarrus Literacy Council is to teach adults to read and write. The team of volunteer tutors meets with students to tutor them on a weekly basis throughout the County. If you know of an adult who has literacy issues, please ask him/her to phone me so that we might be able to guide them on the path towards reading and writing. If you would like to become a volunteer tutor, please contact us at: 704-920-ABCD.

David Whisenant Honored

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:34:38 GMT

David Whisenant was the emcee of the 2nd Annual Buzz Word Spelling Bee on International Literacy Day, September 8, 2011. In David’s honor, the Cabarrus Literacy Council subscribed to the News For You newspaper which is a weekly newspaper for new adult readers. Currently, the tutors and students are reading the hard copy of the newspaper and it is also available on line. The on line version of News for You allows students to hear a sentence of the newspaper read to them as well. Thank you, David for your tireless support and advocacy of literacy.

Our new web site!

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:45:48 GMT

Our web site has been redesigned thanks to Charlotte Give Camp.

We hope you like it.

Please send us any comments or feedback!

Thanks.