LCK is in the process of renovating the facility. This past Saturday, we had volunteers from PEAK paint the classrooms a beautiful and calming color. The classrooms look wonderful and you can see the results on Literacy Council of Kingsport - Facebook!
 
We are concerned with the lingering paint fumes and chemical smell in the office and feel it is best to cancel classes this Monday, May 15. We will resume classes on Tuesday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. We have also sent a message to the students. 
 
We apologize for any inconvenience. Megan will be in the office if you need anything. We are excited to continue to improve our facility to better serve our volunteers and students. 
 
Thank you.
 
-Dawn
   

Literacy Council of Kingsport will be CLOSED on Friday, April 14, 2017 in observance of Good Friday. If you need immediate assistance, please contact us via email. We will re-open on Monday, April 17th at 9:00 a.m.

​Happy a safe, happy Easter holiday!
Thank you.
Literacy Council of Kingsport Staff

Together, we can build a stronger community through the power of literacy!

 KINGSPORT - Are you looking for a unique volunteer opportunity for 2017?
Well, the Literacy Council of Kingsport invites you to join its team of volunteers in building a stronger community through the power of literacy by tutoring adults who need to improve their literacy skills in order to achieve their individual goals.

Volunteers can tutor during the day or evening for as little as one hour a week.

More than 36 million American adults struggle to read, write, do math and use technology above a third grade level. In Sullivan County, it is estimated over 15,400 adults lack adequate literacy skills. Unfortunately, these adults are often our coworkers, relatives, friends and neighbors who have masked the inability to read for years.

A free training for new adult tutors will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Kingsport Public Library with a required tutor orientation and self-paced study to be completed prior to the training. The deadline to register for the training session is Friday, Jan. 20. The pre-requisite one-hour tutor orientation will be held at various times from now through Jan. 20.

The Literacy Council of Kingsport is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides tutoring for adults and qualified children to improve their reading and writing skills and advocates for literacy within the Greater Kingsport community.

​To learn more about volunteer opportunities or services offered through the Literacy Council of Kingsport, call 423-392-4643, email [email protected], or visit our website at www.literacycouncilofkingsport.org

Dear Tutors,

The Literacy Council of Kingsport office has new summer hours beginning this week.  NOTE: This DOES NOT effect any student/tutor meetings held at the Literacy Council office.  From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the office will be open Monday - Thursday from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.  If you need immediate assistance, please send an email to [email protected] or text (423) 390-8348.  The email account is checked regularly and receives texts from the phone number listed.

Did you know the Literacy Council has a new website?  The Literacy Council staff is excited to announce the launch of our new website -- literacycouncilofkingsport.org.  Please visit the website to stay up-to-date on news and resources as well as the ProLiteracy blog.  In the coming months, the tutor training resources and the tutor handbook will also be accessible online via the website.  A big THANK YOU to Jamie Cyphers for her amazing work in redesigning the website.  Oh, and did I mention that it is mobile-friendly!  

Don't forget that you can follow the latest happenings at the Literacy Council on Facebook and Twitter -- like our TRIVIA NIGHT fundraiser on Thursday, June 23 from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce.  For more information, visit https://literacycouncilofkingsport.eventbrite.com/.

As always, it is a good time to remember the mission of the Literacy Council of Kingsport. 
To provide tutoring for adults and qualified children to improve their reading and writing skills and to be an advocate for literacy within the Greater Kingsport community.  I have attached a great resource for you to review on the General Characteristics of Effective Readers.  The goal of reading is comprehension.  We want all of our students to be able to read to learn and understand.  While not all students have the same goals, all of our students strive to become better, more effective readers. 

If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please feel free to contact me directly via email at [email protected] or by calling the office at (423) 392-4643.  

Thank you for your continued support of the Literacy Council of Kingsport.  Together, we can build a stronger community through the power of literacy!

Sincerely,
Megan Miller
Executive Director
-- 
Literacy Council of Kingsport 
326 Commerce St. 
Kingsport, TN 37660
(423)392-4643
[email protected]
www.literacycouncilofkingsport.org
 
The mission of the Literacy Council of Kingsport is to provide free, one-on-one tutoring for adults and qualified children to improve their reading and writing skills as well as advocate for literacy in the Greater Kingsport community.

 ProLiteracy is excited to watch the story of Cleo, the adult learner who was chosen for the adult literacy episode of Secret Lives of Americans. The episode, which airs at 10 p.m. ET/PT June 3 on Pivot TV, will follow Cleo as she prepares to tell her family her biggest secret: She never learned to read. We are especially proud because Cleo is a student from one of our ProLiteracy member organizations!

Even though Cleo struggled with low literacy her entire life, she has a steady job as a truck driver and has raised honor students. Her quick wit and ingenuity enabled her to hide her literacy issues for years.

Many of our members submitted great stories of adult learners to be featured and we’d like to extend the opportunity for you to submit more. Send stories about your students to Michele Bellso at [email protected] and we will feature a few of them on our blog as well as share them during our Premiere Twitter Party. (Follow along that night with the hashtag #SecretLives.) 

                                                                         Submit a Story

We can’t wait to read and share all the wonderful, inspiring stories made possible through your work for adult literacy.
If you do not receive Pivot TV in your viewing area, the episode will be available for streaming on the Secret Lives of Americans website on June 3.


Michele Diecuch
Director of Programs
Michele Bellso
Director of Marketing
Every Adult Has a Right to Literacy
Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy
ProLiteracy.org | NewReadersPress.com
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On Thursday, May 26, ProLiteracy staff will be attending a special Presidential Forum hosted by the Committee for Education Funding in Washington, D.C. The event will feature high-level policy representatives from the presidential campaigns who will discuss the candidates’ education policy platforms and agendas.  
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Please join this critical conversation by watching the live broadcast of the event at 10:00 a.m. EST. Attendees will be asking questions about the need to invest in education and what education policy will look like with a new administration.

After the event, ProLiteracy will share information about candidates’ education policy platforms in the race for the White House.   

Michele Diecuch
Director of Programs
Every Adult Has a Right to Literacy
Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy
ProLiteracy.org | NewReadersPress.com

ProLiteracy is excited to announce that the national cable TV show Secret Lives of Americans has filmed an episode around Cleo, an adult who struggles with low literacy skills. Secret Lives of Americans is a groundbreaking documentary series that takes an unflinching look at the secrets people keep and the strength that it takes to reveal them to friends and family. 
ProLiteracy has been working with Participant Media on the Secret Lives of Americans show for months, contributing resources and statistics, and helping to find an adult learner who was willing to share his/her literacy journey, struggles, and triumphs.
Show premiere:
Friday, June 3
10 p.m. ET/PT 
Pivot TV, Participant Media’s television network
 
Join our Secret Lives of Americans Premiere Twitter party!
ProLiteracy is hosting a Premiere Twitter Party during the episode airing. The party starts at 10 p.m. EST and you can attend right from your home! Simply tune into Cleo’s episode on June 3 on Pivot TV and log on to Twitter to attend. Use the hashtag #SecretLives to tweet your thoughts during the episode and follow along as others also tweet their reactions. ProLiteracy will be joining the party and tweeting behind-the-scenes accounts of our role in the episode, insights about the adult literacy issue, and more.
 
For more information about the episode, the Premiere Twitter Party, or about hosting your own screening event, please visit the Secret Lives of Americans page on our website.
 
Michele Diecuch
Director of Programs
Michele Bellso
Director of Marketing