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The Problem |
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The Solution |
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Become a Tutor
Become a Student
Family Literacy
Jail Programs
Literacy Donors
Annual Report
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In
Stanislaus County there are more than a hundred thousand adults with very
low literacy skills. That's 41% of the adult population of our
county.
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ReadingWorks, in Modesto, California, is
dedicated to teaching adults how to read and write. Any adult aged
16 years or older who reads at less than the seventh grade level is
eligible for our free literacy training programs.
Adult Literacy Services are provided by
a non-profit partnership between the Stanislaus Literacy Center
(209-522-0656) and the Stanislaus County Library (209-558-4505).
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The reading level of these adults is so limited that they can't read
and understand a job application, read a lease, or any sort
of simple written instructions. They are unable to find an intersection on a
map, locate information in a newspaper or help their children with
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Today we have
nearly a hundred trained and
dedicated volunteers teaching in our programs. But we need more
to meet the needs of the students waiting for help now. To
learn more about becoming a Tutor click here. |
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Many of these
with the lowest literacy levels live in poverty because they seldom
have full time jobs; and, not surprisingly, a third of prison
inmates also fall into this low literacy skills category.
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If you would like to learn
more about Literacy in America, the
National Institute for Literacy
(NIFL) web site is an excellent source of information. |
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© Stanislaus Literacy
Center 2006 |
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