We can’t wait to see you for #LitTX25, when we’ll gather at the newly renovated Embassy Suites San Marcos, TX.
Dates for the 2025 Literacy Texas Annual Conference:
Monday, August 4 – Pre-Conference sessions
Also general arrival, check-in, exhibitor set-up, VIP Reception
Tuesday, August 5 – Conference Day 1
Wednesday, August 6 – Conference Day 2
The theme of the 2025 conference is “Literacy looks like this.”
We’ll unpack this idea together – because literacy can look all kinds of ways!
TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S CONFERENCE -
WELCOME TO SAN MARCOS for the 2025 Literacy Texas Annual Conference! Our theme is “Literacy looks like this.”
Please use our hashtag #LitTX25 for all conference-related posts on social media, and use the quick guide below to find details on session, schedule, speakers, and more.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING!
It was a joy to welcome more than 310 (!!) literacy folks from across the state – and a few from even further afield. Didn’t we learn a lot?!
We hope you’ll post your pics and thoughts – please use our hashtag #LitTX25 for all conference-related posts on social media.
Mark your calendars for 2026!
The conference is sold out, and we are not adding any additional registrations at this time.
More about the conference:
We’re at the Embassy Suites San Marcos in 2024, after outgrowing the Hilton College Station a year ahead of our expectations!
Keep this section of our website as your go-to source for all conference updates and information: Get here easily via LiteracyTexas.org/Conference.
FAQs
Q: Who is the annual conference for?
A: Anyone interested in adult and family literacy in Texas is welcome at the conference. We believe that the people who will gain the most are instructors and program administrators at all levels, at community-based adult and family literacy organizations and nonprofits.
We use the broadest definition of “literacy”, to include all of Adult Foundational Education: adult basic education, English as an additional language, high school equivalency, digital literacy, and workforce readiness, along with other kinds of teaching and learning.
Q: Isn’t children’s literacy important too?
A: YES, 100%. And there are many wonderful organizations focused on children’s literacy. Literacy Texas exists to champion literacy for adults and families, who will remain the core focus of the conference and our other efforts.
Q: Should volunteer teachers and tutors attend?
A: Volunteers are welcome at the conference and we aim to create a schedule that has something for everyone, but the primary events we hold for volunteers are our free regional symposia – read more here. Symposia are free to attend, and are regionally based to minimize travel as much as possible. The primary audience for the conference is staff from community-based literacy organizations.
Q: Will you be offering scholarships again in 2025?
A: Yes! The generous funding from the Texas Workforce Commission that has made scholarships possible in the past is available again this year – and we’ve added a conference grant option to the list now, too.
Scholarships and grants are limited in number and restricted to those in Texas adult and family literacy 501(c)(3)s. Applications opened in Q1 2025.
Read more about the scholarship and grant application process here.
Q: Are you offering scholarships again in 2025?
A: Yes! The generous funding from the Texas Workforce Commission that has made scholarships possible in the past has been renewed for another grant cycle. Applications are now open – scholarships are limited in number and restricted to those in non-federally funded programs at 501(c)(3)s.
Read more about the scholarship application process, and apply.
Q: What about professional development credit?
A: Yes, we offer PD credit in conjunction with TCALL every year. Each conference attendee receives a personalized email within a week or two following the conference with the details of their professional development, including session titles and hours. Certificates can also be provided to those who need them, upon request.
We’ll be offering PD credit again in 2025. Find more information on the schedule page.
Q: Wasn’t the conference three days, a few years back?
A: Literacy Texas has offered leadership training for many years. For a while, it was a stand-alone, in-person training day – then for a while, it was offered as an optional third day of the conference.
After feedback from participants, we separated the leadership training day from the conference once again. “What Leaders Need” is now an online event, on multiple days spread throughout the year, intended as a more flexible and accessible alternative.
Haven’t attended before and want to get an idea of what the conference is like? Take a look at some of the highlights of our most recent conferences here, including pics and the schedule of breakout sessions and presenters.
Texas-sized thanks to our 2025 conference sponsors!
Conference Partners
Conference Presenting Sponsor – Platinum Level
Gold-Level Sponsor
Bronze-Level Sponsors
Don't forget your conference swag!
Caps, t-shirts in multiple styles, mugs, travel mugs, stationery, and more… all available in the Literacy Texas online store. All profits support literacy in Texas AND you can rep the literacy cause in style!
Browse the whole store here, or click on the images below to see the 2024 Annual Conference collection.
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