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About Us
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Adult Education Program CoordinatorRebecca Loli In managing the Adult Education Program, Becca targets adults who read at or below a basic level and she recruits and trains their volunteer tutors. As an Orton-Gillingham trained tutor, Becca believes in using a multi-sensory approach to teach reading and writing to individuals with specific language learning disabilities. Becca has a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Spanish from Montreat College. She will graduate from Western Carolina University in 2010 with an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Before joining the Literacy Council staff in July 2009, Becca volunteered as an ESOL tutor and served as a member of the Board of Directors. Her previous work experience includes four years as Employment and Training Consultant for Express Employment Professionals in Asheville. She has several years experience tutoring dyslexic students in Western North Carolina. She is a member of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), Carolina TESOL, Alpha Chi, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and the Western North Carolina Human Resources Association (WNCHRA) where she serves as the membership coordinator. Becca is married to Artur Loli, who learned English as his 3rd language. They have a very sweet but talkative cat named Huey. She enjoys contra and ballroom dancing, hiking, the gym, reading, and always learning new things.
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The BookBy Fred Chappell Poet Laureate Emeritus of North Carolina
It waits as patiently as a forest trail To take you to a place you must have heard about, Quiet and exciting, a glade to be alone in, With those who came before. At first the journey is one slow letter at a time, But sooner than you thought, you clip along, Your pace growing smarter with each step.
You never arrive at an end Because you never want to, And a thousand other trails lead off from this one path, Mysterious, inviting, alive with shadowy light.
The book will go with you as far as you desire. And if you like, I will come with you. |
“I see my life’s mission as helping people in their individual journeys. Learning to read is so foundational to many other personal goals,” says Becca. “I’m fortunate to follow the lifelong influences of my grandmother who specialized in reading at the university level and my mother who worked with dyslexic students as a language therapist. I’ve loved language, teaching, and organization for as long as I can remember. The work I do at the Literacy Council is a wonderful blend of all these things.”
