The Literacy Council of Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands offers a culturally rich, high-quality lifestyle for the majority of its residents. Yet nearly 51 percent
of Macon County’s adult populace is estimated to have functionally low levels of literacy. Functional
illiteracy is the inability to read, write, or speak at a proficiency level that allows an adult to complete basic
tasks such as reading a newspaper, finding a street on a map, or filling out a job application or medical
information form. Those with a low level of literacy can read and write their names but cannot read a
newspaper.
Parents who are unable to read well cannot help their children with homework, understand safety
instructions for medications and consumer products, or read a book aloud. In addition, the children of
illiterate adults are more than twice as likely as their peers to grow up illiterate, repeating the cycle of
despair.
The Literacy Council of Highlands exists to help people gain the communication tools they
need to lead more fulfilled, productive lives.
Highlands offers a culturally rich, high-quality lifestyle for the majority of its residents. Yet nearly 51 percent
of Macon County’s adult populace is estimated to have functionally low levels of literacy. Functional
illiteracy is the inability to read, write, or speak at a proficiency level that allows an adult to complete basic
tasks such as reading a newspaper, finding a street on a map, or filling out a job application or medical
information form. Those with a low level of literacy can read and write their names but cannot read a
newspaper.
Parents who are unable to read well cannot help their children with homework, understand safety
instructions for medications and consumer products, or read a book aloud. In addition, the children of
illiterate adults are more than twice as likely as their peers to grow up illiterate, repeating the cycle of
despair.
The Literacy Council of Highlands exists to help people gain the communication tools they
need to lead more fulfilled, productive lives.
Some Literacy Facts
Thirty (30) million adults in the United States have very limited
literacy skills. They have great difficulty in using printed material to
get the information they need. They also struggle with tasks
involving basic math.
Another 63 million American adults have only basic literacy skills.
They may have difficulty in reading comprehension or in
interpreting what they have read.
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Thirty (30) million adults in the United States have very limited
literacy skills. They have great difficulty in using printed material to
get the information they need. They also struggle with tasks
involving basic math.
Another 63 million American adults have only basic literacy skills.
They may have difficulty in reading comprehension or in
interpreting what they have read.
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- School Tutoring Program
- After-School ESL Program
- Adult Literacy Program
- GED Program
- English as a Second Language
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| The Mayor of Highlands has decreed the YEAR OF LITERACY for Highlands, North Carolina. |
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Writing Contest
In order to promote creative writing, the Literacy Council of
Highlands is sponsoring a writing contest for middle and high
school students of Highlands School . Each level will have its
own contest and winners.
Contest: Interested students will compose, write and edit their
own compositions. The work may be any form of prose or
poetry; students will choose from several topics, of which all
relate to Highlands . The deadline for entry is May 2, and the
winners will be announced on May 17.
Winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges,
which includes best selling author Joshilyn Jackson, and local
authors Ran Shaffner and Matt Eberz.
Awards: First place winners will each receive $250. The
second place winners will each receive a $100 gift certificate
to Cyrano’s Bookshop.
This event is sponsored By Highlands Dream, and Cyrano's
Bookshop
In order to promote creative writing, the Literacy Council of
Highlands is sponsoring a writing contest for middle and high
school students of Highlands School . Each level will have its
own contest and winners.
Contest: Interested students will compose, write and edit their
own compositions. The work may be any form of prose or
poetry; students will choose from several topics, of which all
relate to Highlands . The deadline for entry is May 2, and the
winners will be announced on May 17.
Winners will be chosen by a distinguished panel of judges,
which includes best selling author Joshilyn Jackson, and local
authors Ran Shaffner and Matt Eberz.
Awards: First place winners will each receive $250. The
second place winners will each receive a $100 gift certificate
to Cyrano’s Bookshop.
This event is sponsored By Highlands Dream, and Cyrano's
Bookshop
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| New Board Members The Board of Directors is Pleased to announce that Marlene Alvarez and Reverend Cass Daly have joined the Board. |
| Expanding into Internet-based Training Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Highlands, students K – 12 will soon have the opportunity to improve reading skills, or to begin to learn to read through an on-line tutorial called Academy of Reading. The program determines the level at which each student should begin, notes the skills that need work, provides the motivation and intervention strategies for those skills, and monitors progress. Skills include the many phonics and comprehension elements needed to be an effective reader. |
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| Literacy Champion Awards The Bird Barn, The Little Flower Shop and Lloyd and Debra Wagner win honers |
| Rotary Donates to Reading Program Rotary donates funds for eighty students for on-line training |