Literacy Services
The Cobb Literacy Council was founded on the hope we could change the direction of Cobb County's future. Approved in July 2001 to be a part of the Certified Literate Community Program, an initiative of Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, we officially reached our goal September 2008 of increasing the levels of at least 51% of 100,000 in need. CobbWorks Literacy Council serves Cobb County by developing and promoting resources to increase literacy in the community and workplace. We strive to accomplish this by the following activities:
- Expanding literacy classes and resources in Cobb County
- Offering services to those most in need
- Providing education for families and the workforce
- Supporting existing service providers of adult literacy to fulfill community needs in education.
- Increase awareness of literacy concerns in Cobb County
Impact
The literacy council does more than support GED classes. We offer scholarships, provide dictionaries, support elementary literacy programs, provide digital literacy classes and so much more. We understand that literacy success starts early on in education and by impacting literacy at all levels we can truly make a difference in our community.
Post-secondary
- $2,500.00 was awarded in scholarships for Graduate Marietta Student Success Center at Marietta High School. The scholarships provided students entering technical schools to gain certifications or technical degrees.
- Adult enrichment classes for WIOA training
Family Literacy
- $2,900.00 was awarded to YELLS Parent Scholars program. The funding was used to purchase five laptops to help parents with with their job search as well as provide tools for digital literacy classes.
Early Childhood
- $500.00 was awarded to Lockheed Elementary School to support literacy intervention efforts for significantly remediated rising 2nd grade stduents.
- $500.00 was awarded to Park Street Elementary for the Early Literacy Homebound program which provides books for students with non-school age siblings to promote literacy at home.
Workplace Literacy
- TechSavvy classes for basic level computer users
- Entrepreneur workshops
- Financial literacy workshops
Other Literacy Resources
Here you will find useful websites where you will find information on literacy issues and activities.
Adult Literacy
- ReadWriteThink.org - free lesson plans and educational resources
- Teach-nology.com - online resources for teachers
Free Worksheets
- www.rhlschool.com
- www.busyteacherscafe.com
math worksheets
- aplustutorsoft.com
- freemathworksheets.net
- mathgen.com
- homeschoolmath.net
Test Preparation
- testprepreview.com
Dictionary Project
The Literacy Council has distributed over 40,000 dictionaries to elementary schools throughout Cobb County as a part of The Dictionary Project, a non-profit with the goal of assisting all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary.
