Literacy Lubbock

Literacy Lubbock volunteers and staff have provided over 4,000 hours of instruction to ged, esl, and adult education students this fiscal year.family Literacy - tiny totsfor children, birth through 4 years old. Children are read a story each week and can take home the book to begin their home library. The weekly storytimes are conducted in local libraries and childcare centers. Events are held at partner non-profit agencies to distribute books to children. Literacy Lubbock presents programs on the importance of reading to your children at area head start programs.gedliteracy Lubbock provides individual volunteer tutors, small classroom instruction, and online instruction to adult learners who request our help in obtaining their ged. By carefully matching trained Literacy volunteers with adult learners in both tutor and student-paired settings and classroom settings, Literacy Lubbock can provide personalized study through high-impact individualized lessons, books, and training. Ged students can obtain jobs and seek high education. Research conducted by brown university concluded that high school dropouts can increase their earning potential from 5-25% by earning a ged. English as a second languageliteracy Lubbock provides individual volunteer tutors, online and in-person or small classroom instruction to adult learners who request our help to enable them to improve their english skills so they can enter the workforce, attain consumer skills, increase involvement in children's educational activities, increase pronunciation, increase oral comprehensions and fluency, and obtain citizenship. Esl students can speak english and relate their knowledge to others in the community as well as contribute to the Lubbock community. Immigrants who are english proficient earn between 13%-24% more than immigrants who are not english proficient.adult basic educationby carefully matching trained Literacy volunteers with adults in both tutor and adult learner paired settings Literacy Lubbock can provide personalized study through high impact individualized lessons, books, and training for interested adult students. If the learners show dyslexic tendencies, we can customize a program using the susan barton reading program. Adult students can fill in the missing parts of their education giving them an improved self-image and allowing them to succeed with their personal goals.