Literacy Council of Alaska

Programs

reaching out to every need

Programs

Adult Literacy

During the past decade, the staff of the Adult Literacy program has developed a variety of opportunities to address the needs of learners studying English as a second language, or improving reading and writing skills. Services are provided through small group classes, one to one tutoring with trained tutor volunteers. Our highly successful Adult Basic Education is learner centered. We schedule classes and tutoring to meet the students' needs and schedules.

Even Start Family Literacy

The goal of family literacy, which is a collaboration of LCA and the Adult Learning Programs of Alaska (ALPA), is to break the inter-generational cycle of illiteracy by offering intensive services to children and their parents. Family Literacy programs include Family Fun Nights, Book Recycling, Lending Library and story sharing for parents and children.

School Age Literacy

The school age program, K-12, is being revitalized with adult tutors available at the Literacy Council after school for one-to-one tutoring of elementary students. We also plan to support the middle schools' ongoing after school programs and host seminars and workshops each quarter that provide topics of interest to upper grade students.

Cross Age Tutoring

Our summer Cross Age Tutoring program involves teens, aged 14-18, who volunteer to tutor elementary school children. This program provides critical thinking skills building for students in grades 1-3 who need support with reading and math skills. Tutors take turns presenting lessons to enhance their own teaching and public speaking skills and take an active role in developing guidelines for each session.

Book Recycling

Books are donated from the community, cleaned and sorted, then redistributed through the Forget-Me-Not Bookstore, the programs at LCA, and community and worldwide organizations.

Head Start Lending Libraries

This program takes age appropriate books from the Book Recycling program and sends them to 15 different Head Start classrooms statewide. This program is funded by the Administration for Children and Families Head Start Innovation and Improvement Projects Grant.

Computer Literacy

Computer literacy is needed in order to function in today's world. The LCA has two components to the program: computer recycling and the computer literacy lab with classes.

Guys Read

From mid-January to mid-February, adult guys enter elementary classrooms and read fun books out loud to the boys, showing them that reading is fun and that guys do read!

Gals Read

From mid-January to mid-February, adult guys enter elementary classrooms and read fun books out loud to the boys, showing them that reading is fun and that guys do read!

Literacy Council of Alaska

517 Gaffney Road

Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

T: 907-456-6212

F: 907-456-4302

lca@literacycouncilofalaska.org

Adult Literacy
Become a Student
Family Literacy
School Age
Cross Age
Book Recycling
Lending Libraries
Computer Literacy
Guys Read
Gals Read