Lee County Literacy Council Inc
Organization
Why pick this one
Lee County Literacy Council provides free one-to-one literacy tutoring in the Sanford area for eligible children and adults.
Best for
- Low-income school-age children one to two years behind in reading, writing, or spelling
- Adults seeking GED preparation support
- Adults needing remediation for local community college entrance
- Immigrant adults seeking English tutoring for employment
- Students needing long-term, one-to-one literacy instruction
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking services outside the Sanford area
- People seeking general academic tutoring unrelated to literacy
- People needing immediate or emergency educational assistance
Specialties
- Adult literacy tutoring
- GED preparation support
- Community college entrance remediation
- English for Speakers of Other Languages tutoring
- One-to-one children's reading, writing, and spelling tutoring
Certifications
- Augustine Literacy Project® Sanford Chapter partnership
- Orton-Gillingham approach
- Wilson Reading System® materials
What makes them different
- Free long-term, one-to-one instruction is provided by trained volunteer tutors
- Children's tutoring uses the Orton-Gillingham approach and Wilson Reading System® materials
- Adult tutors complete orientation and 15-hour training before student matching
- Augustine Literacy Project® tutors complete 70-hour training before working with eligible children
- Children's services target low-income students receiving free or reduced-price lunches or qualifying social services
- Serves
- Sanford
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 312 N Steele St, Sanford, NC 27330-3922
- Phone
- 19197082178
- Website
- http://leecountyliteracync.org
- contact@hearth.com
Services
- Adult education
- Children's literacy services
- English language tutoring
- Volunteer tutor training