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COMMUNITY LITERACY
We help literacy programs thrive!
As a leading expert in adult literacy, Literacy Works’ Community Literacy strengthens the adult education landscape through robust training in instructional techniques, program management, and student support.
TUTOR ESSENTIALS
Literacy Works’ 12 hour intensive ABE and ESL Tutor Essentials trainings will teach you everything you need to know to feel prepared for your first tutor match.
This training is free to member organizations and $250 for non-members
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Literacy Works offers a diverse collection of professional development on topics that support adult literacy programs. Our trainings focus on issues that are important to literacy programs, staff and learners. All trainings are free to member organizations and fees may apply for non-members.
MEMBERSHIP
Interested in ensuring you and your organization have access to all of our programming for the year? Consider becoming a member! We have three membership levels to fit your needs. We use a sliding scale fee structure to make sure everyone can have access.
OK LEARN
OK Learn (Our Kids Learn) is a reading workshop designed for parents of children age 0-5. Parents will learn techniques for building healthy reading habits at home.
This free 1-hour workshop is offered every other month and is only open to member organizations. If you're interested in a customized OK Learn for your organization, please contact Keighty.
MEMBER ONLY CONTENT
Current Community Literacy Member? This is where you will find member-specific resources to support you and your program as we learn together.
You'll need your member password to access this material. Email Keighty if you need to recover your password.
Literacy Works Members
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Anixter Center
Black Hawk College
Centro Romero
Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Corazon a Corazon
Danville Area Community College
Delaware Division of Libraries
Erie Neighborhood House
Hana Center
Hanul Family Alliance
Heartland Alliance (Belmont)
Heartland Alliance (Ravenswood)
Howard Area Community Center
Hyde Park Refugee Project
Indo American Center
Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC)
John A. Logan College
Literacy Connection
Literacy Volunteers of Fox Valley
Literacy Volunteer of Illinois
Madonna Mission
McHenry County College
Morton College - Project CARE
Oakton Community College
Olive Harvey Community College
Parkdale Project Read
People's Resource Center
PODER Works
RefugeeOne
Regional Office of Education #33
Regional Office of Education - Peoria
Sauk Valley Community College
ScaleLit
STAR Adult Literacy (ROE #17)
South-East Asia Center
Tutoring English to Advance Change (TEACH)
The Learning Center/House of Connections
Tolton Center of De La Salle Institute
Touch Gift Foundation
Triton College
UIC Center for Literacy
Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Waukegan Public Library
YWCA Literacy Council