The Washington Literacy Center is excited to introduce ‘Book of the Month’. Members of our staff will be selecting a new or recently published title that relates to our mission of adult literacy. WLC President and CEO Jimmie Williams has selected as the November Book of the Month: ‘The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now’, an extensive and insightful book by Anya Kamenetz that exposes a long-running indifference to the plight of children and f

WLC's own Dr. Robin Barr will lead the American University TESOL Zoom Fall Workshop: "The Invisible Student: Identifying and Accommodating the Low-Literacy Learner." Saturday, November 12, 9AM - Noon. In this 3-hour workshop with Dr. Barr, participants will gain insight into how to identify the three main groups of low-literacy students that fall through the cracks of conventional adult English classes, and will participate in sample activities illustrating how to use phonolo

On October 31st, WLC President and CEO Jimmie Williams and new Sr. Director of Education, Strategy and Implementation Evita Leonard-Smedily spoke with Stevie Bridgewaters of the Washington Report about our focus on helping adults develop the skills needed to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families. The interview appeared on three different outlets: 106.7 The Fan, 99.1 Bloomberg (Sun - 6:00a & 6:30a) ElZol Deportes 1580AM (Sun - 6:00a & 6:30a) 94.7 The Dri