2015: A Momentous Year for Literacy Kansas City: A Letter from the Executive Director and a Photo Essay of the Year in ReviewDecember 31, 2015A Note from the Executive Director As I reflect and look back on this last year, my question for you…Read More
If You Could Read My MindDecember 24, 2015Some think that adults in this country who lack literacy skills must be fine with it, that it somehow reflects…Read More
Relax & Enjoy That Holiday Novel! It’s Helping You Be a Nicer PersonDecember 10, 2015If you read Madame Bovary in high school, you might have thought, what’s wrong with this silly woman? If you…Read More
Giving Thanks: Our Board and Staff are Thankful for…November 26, 2015I’m most thankful for the dedication and passion of the LKC staff and volunteers. They make the difference! -Ed Nickel, Board…Read More
How to Build a Better Book Club: Member Mix Keeps It LivelyNovember 13, 2015As avid readers and literacy fans, most of us have belonged or do belong to a book club – at…Read More
Family Reading Days Have Begun: Bringing Multiple Generations Together for the Joy of ReadingNovember 3, 2015by Lindsey Clark, AmeriCorps VISTA, Family Reading Program Coordinator What’s your biggest dream? It’s a loaded question. As I sat…Read More
Literacy KC Student Story: Kim KlineOctober 22, 2015by Will Orlowski, Americorps VISTA, Ticket to Read Program Coordinator “I want to complete everything you have to offer!” – Kim Kline…Read More
Minding Our Peas and Queues: Learning English is Tricky!October 15, 2015By Alleen VanBebber, Literacy Kansas City Board Member Remember when your baby (or friend’s baby or baby brother) began speaking…Read More
Just why do so many adults have trouble reading?October 6, 2015Most studies of intelligence are carried out with young people. Recently, there has been growing interest in how intelligence develops,…Read More
Introducing Will Orlowski, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer & Ticket to Read Program CoordinatorSeptember 24, 2015The fall session of Literacy KC’s Ticket to Read (TTR) classes began September 8. As the AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer assigned…Read More