http://ccliteracy.org Read to Succeed! Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:29:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A fun event to raise funds for literacy! Location TBA 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Register for Scrabble Fest How do you play?  Get 6-8 people together for a team.  We dump all the Scrabble tiles on your table and give you 20 minutes to fill the board.  Need extra tiles? You can buy ... http://ccliteracy.org/2009/11/20/scrabble-fest-jan-28-2010/ What a wonderful event! Thanks to The Corpus Christi Mustangs, American Bank, Patsy and Charlie Winn, and all our sponsors for their support. Photo of the group who made it possible: Thanks to Pete Lutz, Studio f6.3    http://ccliteracy.org/2009/10/22/lone-star-gala-2007/ September 8, every year, is International Literacy Day. Traditionally, the Mayor and the City Council of Corpus Christi issue a proclamation at the city council meeting closest to International Literacy Day. CCLC helps tutors with ongoing seminars and training. In this picture,  Deborah Culbertson of ESC II  helps tutors and supporters ... http://ccliteracy.org/2009/10/09/international-literacy-day-september-8-2007/ Over twenty teams bowled to raise funds for literacy in 2008.  Location: Saratoga Lanes Time: 12:30 to 4:00 P.M. Cost: $150 per team of 4 people Call 857-5896 for registration and information.  You can also e-mail us at info@ccliteracy.org. http://ccliteracy.org/2009/08/06/musical-show-for-children-benefits-literacy-april-17-2007/ Some of our past activities included Bridges to Practice: a Workshop about Learning Disabilities in Adults. The training team came to Corpus Christi in July of 2007.  For more information, visit the website for National Institute for Literacy and search on: Bridges to Practice. http://ccliteracy.org/2007/05/24/bridges-to-practice-workshop-adult-learning-disabilities/     The April '07  graduates from our tutor training program!   Voluneers look through available materials for tutoring.     Individual tutoring session  http://ccliteracy.org/2007/03/22/tutor-training-april-14-2007/ Adults unable to speak English are taught survival English, as well as how to read and write English, by a volunteer tutor or classroom instruction. A new free website is available for English language learners: usalearns.org http://ccliteracy.org/2007/01/27/english-as-a-second-language-esl/ Adults are taught to read and write English from entry level through fifth grade. The program is available year-round through one-on-one tutoring or classroom instruction. http://ccliteracy.org/2007/01/21/basic-literacy/