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ADULT LITERACY VOLUNTEERS - FOX VALLEY
https://www.lvfv.org/
From the web site: "Literacy Volunteers - Fox Valley provides free, one-to-one literacy tutoring to adults in St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, Campton Township, LaFox, Lily Lake, Wasco and Wayne, Illinois. Lessons help people learn to read, write, understand and speak English better. Tutors don't have to have a background in education or a second language to be effective. Tutors will meet with one adult for one hour a week at a time and public location that is convenient. Tutor training will familiarize volunteers with the most up-to-date methods used to teach adults reading, writing and English as a second language.
CHICAGO LITERACY ALLIANCE
https://chicagolx.org/community/members/chicago-literacy-alliance
From the web site: "The Chicago Literacy Alliance is an association of agencies operating in and around the city to help meet literacy needs for people of all ages and backgrounds. We are dedicated to increasing the combined impact of the community’s literacy agencies by providing opportunities for creative and effective collaboration."
LITERACY CHICAGO
https://www.literacychicago.org/
From the web site: "Literacy Chicago is a nonprofit organization that empowers individuals to achieve greater self sufficiency through language and literacy instruction. They offer ESL, GED, Citizenship preparation and Adult Literacy. Most classes are online and any of their students can go to class and are eligible for tutors. They work with adults 18 and up."
LITERACY CONNECTIONS
http://www.literacyconnections.com/
Provides information on reading, teaching and tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy. The organization's web site lists recommended resources that are useful for teachers, volunteers, and directors of literacy programs. The web site also provides links to Literacy programs in all parts of the country for those seeking to be volunteers or to find tutors.
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF ILLINOIS
http://lvillinois.org/home.aspx
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois is a statewide organization committed to developing and supporting volunteer literacy programs that help families, adults, and out-of-school teens increase their literacy skills. Their website offers a directory of volunteer opportunities as well as a list of literacy programs.
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF WESTERN COOK COUNTY (IL)
https://www.facebook.com/lvwesterncookcounty/
From the web site: "Literacy Volunteers of Western Cook County provides free literacy education to adults in suburban Cook County and the Austin neighborhood of Chicago."
LITERACY RATES AROUND THE WORLD (2022)
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualizing-literacy-rates-around-the-world/
From the website: "This article by Eleonora Nazander visualizes literacy rates in over 150+ countries and provides a breakdown of male versus female literacy rates in each country, using data from UNESCO."
PROLITERACY WORLDWIDE
https://www.proliteracy.org/
Formed in a merger between Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. Its purpose is to sponsor educational programs and services to empower adults and their families by assisting them to acquire the information they need.
READING BETWEEN THE LINES - FOCUSES ON FORMERLY AND CURRENTLY INCARCERATED
https://www.readingbetweenthelines.org/
From the website: "Reading Between the Lines uses discussion of literature to build critical thinking and communications skills with formerly and currently incarcerated women and men." Started in 2013.
SCALE LIT - (WAS CHICAGO CITYWIDE LITERACY COALITION)
https://www.scalelit.org/
https://www.chicagocitywideliteracy.org/
This 2022 video introduces the new name and broader mission for CCLC. From the web site: "Together, we promote equal access to high quality lifelong learning opportunities in order to build healthy and sustainable communities. CCLC's goal is to advocate for member agencies by providing them with current resources that include, staff development training, information on current policy issues, and necessary resources to connect them with other entities that will enhance the advancement of their adult learners."
TEACH- FREE INDIVIDUALIZED ENGLISH INSTRUCTION - CHICAGO AREA
https://www.teachempowers.org/
From the web site: "Through free individualized English instruction, we work toward systemic change in society by empowering students to build their strengths and the effective use of their voice. We work to ensure the inclusion of those who are typically excluded, underrepresented or undervalued. TEACH exists, “That All May Be One.” TEACH reaches 40 communities in Western Cook, DuPage and Will counties."
THE CHANGE AGENT-PROVIDES LITERACY TEACHING RESOURCES
https://changeagent.nelrc.org/
From the web site: "The Change Agent is a newspaper published by the New England Literacy Resource Center at World Education. The goal of The Change Agent is to provide a low-cost teaching resource that inspires and enables teachers and learners to make civic participation and social justice part of their teaching and learning. Each issue explores a different social justice topic through news articles, opinion pieces, classroom activities and lessons, poems, cartoons, interviews, project descriptions, and printed and web-based resources."
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