Causes: Adult Education, Education, Job Training
Mission: Advancing Literacy through training, tutoring, English language acquisition and advocacy for all Delawareans. The purpose of Literacy Delaware is to help adults improve literacy skills and thereby realize their potential to be confident, self-sufficient, and productive employees and community members. We deliver services and programs in reading, writing, English language, math, workplace, and computer skills. Literacy Delaware works to create public understanding of the impact of illiteracy and advocates for literacy solutions.
Results: Since the program began in 1983, over 2000 functionally illiterate adults have received tutorial assistance from volunteer tutors on a one-to-one basis. Over one hundred volunteers are trained annually. Many of the tutors have continued long after completing the 100 hours of their initial commitment.
Target demographics: Literacy Delaware program trains volunteers to tutor adults in basic reading and/or conversational English skills. This free tutorial service is provided to adults who read below the fifth grade level, or are non-native speakers.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 125 on average
Geographic areas served: Throughout the state of Delaware
Programs: Services provided locally by Literacy Delaware address issues of poverty, unemployment, family relationships and community involvement include one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring and English/Civics classes. Literacy Delaware seeks to serve those hardest to reach adult learners: those reading below the 5th grade level and non-native speaking adults with poor English-speaking skills. Literacy Delaware specializes in offering "contextualized instruction" or instruction in life skills that help adults increase their productivity in the workplace, improve their understanding of the responsibilities of citizenship and to improve their family/parenting skills. We advance Literacy through training, tutoring, English language acquisition and advocacy for all Delawareans.
Mission: Advancing Literacy through training, tutoring, English language acquisition and advocacy for all Delawareans. The purpose of Literacy Delaware is to help adults improve literacy skills and thereby realize their potential to be confident, self-sufficient, and productive employees and community members. We deliver services and programs in reading, writing, English language, math, workplace, and computer skills. Literacy Delaware works to create public understanding of the impact of illiteracy and advocates for literacy solutions.
Results: Since the program began in 1983, over 2000 functionally illiterate adults have received tutorial assistance from volunteer tutors on a one-to-one basis. Over one hundred volunteers are trained annually. Many of the tutors have continued long after completing the 100 hours of their initial commitment.
Target demographics: Literacy Delaware program trains volunteers to tutor adults in basic reading and/or conversational English skills. This free tutorial service is provided to adults who read below the fifth grade level, or are non-native speakers.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 125 on average
Geographic areas served: Throughout the state of Delaware
Programs: Services provided locally by Literacy Delaware address issues of poverty, unemployment, family relationships and community involvement include one-to-one tutoring, small group tutoring and English/Civics classes. Literacy Delaware seeks to serve those hardest to reach adult learners: those reading below the 5th grade level and non-native speaking adults with poor English-speaking skills. Literacy Delaware specializes in offering "contextualized instruction" or instruction in life skills that help adults increase their productivity in the workplace, improve their understanding of the responsibilities of citizenship and to improve their family/parenting skills. We advance Literacy through training, tutoring, English language acquisition and advocacy for all Delawareans.
admin@literacydelaware.org
PO Box 2083, Wilmington, DE 19899
302-658-5624
Education
Wilmington
