Literacy Is:
Reading a book confidently
Reading for fun
Understanding credit to get a house or car
Confidence to ask questions at the grocery store
Checking out a book at a library
Ordering food at the drive-through
Understanding health insurance
Asking questions of a medical professional
Understanding how to take medicine
Learning how to change your tire
Understanding the news
Being curious
Picking out a birthday card
Writing an email to your boss
Using a computer confidently
Getting a better job
Building a budget
Literacy Is
Reading a book confidently
Reading for fun
Understanding credit to get a house or car
Confidence to ask questions at the grocery store
Checking out a book at a library
Ordering food at the drive-through
Understanding health insurance
Asking questions of a medical professional
Understanding how to take medicine
Learning how to change your tire
Understanding the news
Being curious
Picking out a birthday card
Writing an email to your boss
Using a computer confidently
Getting a better job
Building a budget
Our Vision
Lifelong literacy for the greater Mid-South.
Literacy is lifelong learning, beginning with the basics for children, adults, and a bridge between where we learn together as families and communities.
Our Mission
Empowering individuals and enriching communities through literacy.
Reading Intervention
For middle school children with learning and attention challenges: we have intensive support for the child and caregivers, so that child will confidently and successfully stay in school, at a time in school when help isn’t easily available or too costly for families with limited income.
ESOL
For English Speakers of Other Languages, we have classes, conversation, and cultural support to learn and build English skills – from saying hello to becoming a US citizen.
Family Literacy Program
For families, learning together strengthens relationships and allows us all to share what we know, building community. Our themed family literacy months bridge our child and adult programming and include the community in events and online.
About Literacy
The Shelby Literacy Center, formerly the Collierville Literacy Council, is based in Collierville, Tenn., and serves the greater Mid-South.
For 35 years, we served our community through adult literacy services – English for Speakers of Other Languages classes and test preparation and testing for the high school equivalency diploma, often referred to as the GED.
In March 2020, we temporarily closed in March for COVID. Pivoting to online work was difficult for our students, and our Board of Directors began reviewing changes to our services.
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Answers to Your Questions
What services do you offer?
We have three programs: 1. Reading Intervention Support for 4th-8th Graders, to support learners in these grades with foundational literacy; 2. English for adult Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); 3. Family Literacy community themed monthly events for our students and community
Are you working with HiSET students anymore?
We are continuing with HiSET preparation for our ESOL students, in both English and Spanish.
Do I have different teachers each day or the same teachers?
Students will have one teacher, regardless of the program. If ESOL adults would like more conversation support outside of class, we provide that through online and in-person conversation with different volunteers.
How can you help me?
We’ll work to your individual goals in each of our programs. If you want help to learn more, we’ll guide you!
Stay Updated on Important Shelby Literacy Center Events and News
October 2021 Newsletter – Community events and Fundraisers coming up!
We're partnering with the Collierville Schools Elementary School PTAs for Family Literacy Day on Nov. 7. We'll be there to share information about our programming and what it means to help every child read successfully. All are welcome to attend. Please RSVP so our...
Family Literacy Month is here! Practice learning together.
Family Literacy means focusing on learning together as a family. For adults, it's a way to bond with children and share what they know or want to learn. For young children, the bond is much deeper. Beginning as babies and continuing into teenage years, listening is...
December 2021 Newsletter – Thanksgiving celebration, volunteering, and Matching
Season's greetings to you and yours! From all of us at the Collierville Literacy Council, thank you for being a part of the CLC's mission to empower people and enrich communities through literacy. It's because of you that our building isn't a space to simply give out...