Greenville Literacy Association

For more than 50 years, the Greenville Literacy Association (gla) has offered adult basic education instruction to adults on all Literacy levels who seek to improve their basic education skills. Trained volunteer tutors lead one-on-one or small group sessions in math, language arts, social studies, science and workkeys in preparation for their high school equivalency test and a workkeys career readiness certification. Gla also provides information and classes in workforce preparation. In addition to basic computer Literacy, the adult learners may study on a variety of educational software to reinforce the classroom lessons.

The english as a second language (esl) program at gla provides opportunities for non-english speakers, residing in Greenville county, to improve their english language proficiency. Gla offers level-appropriate small group sessions led by trained community volunteers. Classes are structured as a total english immersion. With flexible schedules, pronunciation groups and conversation groups, adults have multifaceted programs through which to improve their daily english listening and speaking skills.