Just as volunteer literacy programs have had to rely on capable volunteers in their tutoring operations, it's quite a challenge getting computer literate and computer interested individuals to provide the kind of support needed to use technology effectively in instruction. Having those extra willing hands to help people use technology is the other 80 percent of the challenge. Blue Ridge Literacy Council is located in the Industrial Skills Building on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. As is true for most literacy programs in North Carolina, Blue Ridge Literacy Council's service to students requiring English as a Second Language instruction has increased in recent years. The Council has a wide variety of software available to both ESL students and native speakers.
Students also have access to the Internet.
Writing has been an important component of the literacy program at Blue Ridge Literacy Council. Blue Ridge Literacy Council has recently established a presence on the Internet. Visit their newly constructed site. From the web site, anyone can become a pen pal for an adult literacy student, allowing the student to develop writing skills and to learn about sending and receiving e-mail. There is also a wide variety of links of interest to tutors and to students.