The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia is a non-profit educational organization that recruits and trains volunteers to teach adults who need help reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English speaking. Since 1962, the Literacy Council has trained thousands of volunteers to provide one-to-one tutoring to adults throughout Northern Virginia.
Today, the Literacy Council offers four different beginning-level English language programs for adults. The Basic Literacy Tutoring Program provides one-to-one literacy instruction for adults who can speak and understand English but who need help reading and writing, while the English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) Tutoring Program works one-to-one with adults who need help reading and writing English as well as speaking and understanding it. ESOL Learning Centers provide classroom-based literacy instruction that includes the use of computers, while the Family Learning Program offers adults the chance to learn in a classroom setting while their school-aged children receive help with their homework in a separate but nearby classroom.
The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia is the oldest non-profit adult literacy program in Virginia and is an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, a national literacy organization that certifies trainers and provides instructional materials and support. The Literacy Council is the recipient of the Virginia State Reading Association's Annual Literacy Award, the Virginia Literacy Foundation's Award for Volunteering Excellence. The ESL Learning Centers Partnership was also recognized by the Virginia Literacy Foundation as the 1996 Outstanding Literacy Project in Virginia.
Please use the links to the right to learn more about the Literacy Council’s Board of Director’s, community partnerships, and non-profit status.
