Author: Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker, Literacy Texas Executive Director When life is hard, learning is hard. The adult learners we serve often come to us while carrying the weight of real-life challenges as
Author: Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker, Literacy Texas Executive Director A new year invites us to pause, to breathe, and to remember why we began this work in the first place.
Author: Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker, Literacy Texas Executive Director Many adult learners enroll in our programs because they want stable employment, career growth, and skills that lead to real opportunity.
This is a guest post by Scanning Pens, a 2025 Annual Conference sponsor. Across Texas, adult learners and families are facing a literacy crisis that has only deepened in the
The words in this blog title are all synonyms for “persist”. And they’re all what we hope adult students will do, when they first join our literacy classes. We want
This is a guest post by Vaschni Savain of Brainchild Unlimited, a 2025 Annual Conference sponsor. It’s 5:47 AM in Houston. While the city sleeps, Jasmine sits in her parked
Author: Magda Salazar, Literacy Texas Board of Directors I share this message as Literacy Month comes to a close, and right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month. I share
This is a guest post by BurlingtonEnglish, a 2025 Annual Conference sponsor. In today’s job market, literacy extends far beyond the ability to read and write. It includes understanding, communicating,
Author: Kay Carroll, Treasurer, Literacy Texas Board of Directors Literacy. What did it mean to me as a student? Grammar, reading, and English. Honestly, it was my most dreaded subject
Author: Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker, Literacy Texas Executive Director When finding a solution to a complex issue, the Literacy Texas team often looks for what we call the SMIT, which
