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Functional Literacy for Adults Is a Community Issue, Not Just a Personal One Functional literacy for adults means being able to use reading and writing to handle the tasks that come up in everyday life. Reading a medicine label. Understanding a utility bill. Filling out a form. Helping a child with homework. These are not…

Low Adult Literacy Is Already in Your Workplace Adults with low literacy are not a group that exists somewhere else. They are already in your workplace. They are on your team, in your department, in your facility. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, roughly 21% of U.S. adults read at or below a…

Someone Around You May Be Living With Low Literacy Right Now Low adult literacy is one of the most hidden struggles in any community. The adults living with it are skilled at working around it. They have been doing it for years. They know which restaurants have pictures on the menu. They let someone else…

Who You Will Be Sitting Across From When you volunteer as a literacy tutor with us, you are not working with someone who took a few years off from reading. You are sitting with an adult who may have quietly navigated a world built on words without being able to fully read them. Someone who…

Have you ever been at work and felt nervous when a computer screen changed or a new task popped up? Maybe it was an email you did not understand or a system you had never used before. Moments like that can make anyone feel unsure. For many people, learning basic computer skills for adults is…

Summer break gives children time to relax, explore, and recharge. However, it can also be a time when reading and learning habits begin to fade. Many parents worry about summer learning loss, especially when routines become less structured and kids spend more time away from school. At The Literacy Council of Central Alabama, we believe…

At some point, many adults think about going back to school. It may happen during a job search, while helping a child with homework, or when thinking about the future. That moment often comes with mixed feelings. Hope, doubt, and uncertainty can all show up at once. The truth is that earning your GED in…

Some moments make you realize how much language matters. It could be a school meeting, a job application, or a phone call you keep putting off. We hear stories like this all the time from adults across Central Alabama, and they all share the same feeling. They want to communicate clearly and feel confident doing…

A New Year Means a New Opportunity January is often filled with promises to eat better, work out more, or spend less time on screens. But there’s one goal that often gets overlooked: becoming a stronger, more confident reader. The start of a new year is a natural time to think about change. Whether it’s…