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High 5: Beating the Odds With Adult Literacy

KSL TV: 6.05.2019 by Felicia Martinez

“What are you interested in? What do you want to know about?”

In learning to read, the students enrolled in the Literacy Action Center’s adult literacy program also learn about other topics with Dr. Deborah Young.

She has been teaching adult literacy for 35 years, taking adults with low-level reading, writing or math skills and improving them.  WATCH 03:00

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Literacy AmeriCorps & The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County

WRMF: 6.28.2019

In Palm Beach County, an estimated 1 in 7 adults functions at the lowest level of literacy and lacks the basic skills needed for today’s world. Nearly half of children in third grade are unable to read at grade level. Many of these adults and children who cannot read or write well desperately want to learn. Literacy AmeriCorps members address this need by teaching in family literacy and adult education programs to assist adults to learn English, serving as Graduation Coaches in local high schools with at-risk youth, and tutoring children in elementary schools, afterschool programs and libraries.  LISTEN 20:08

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Literacy Coalition Receives A Grant From The Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Kokomo Perspective: 6.06.2019

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the Literacy Coalition a grant last week.

The donation came as a portion of the more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to approximately 1,000 nonprofits, libraries, and schools across the nation.

"This is the third year in a row that the foundation has chosen to support our programs with a grant. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is a major promoter of adult literacy programs," said Literacy Coalition Executive Director Bob Stephenson. "They place a high value on improving the literacy skills of adults and families so our missions match very well. It is an honor to have their support again this year. Know we have their confidence motivates us to work harder to help individuals in the Kokomo area achieve their goals.”

This grant will offset the costs of giving some of the Literacy Coalition's student’s access to a new smartphone app that allows them to study more than 900 English and math lessons on their phone.  READ MORE >>