Literacy Council needs volunteer tutors

The Literacy Council Project of the Family Resource Center is seeking volunteers in Sheboygan County to tutor adults in basic literacy and English language.

“Tutoring adults in basic literacy and English language skills helps those people who need communication survival skills to gain employment, enroll in school, and otherwise succeed in their adopted community,” said Jo Ann Dent, coordinator of the Literacy Council Project.

Research shows that an estimated 7,000 Sheboygan County adults lack the necessary literacy skills to read the paper or get information from a brochure.

“Economic self-sufficiency is beyond the reach of low-literacy individuals who can’t read, write, or perform basic math. A continual cycle of low literacy results in low-paying jobs and inter-generational poverty,” Dent said.

No prior tutoring or teaching experience is needed to become a volunteer tutor and tutoring times are flexible, to suit tutor and student schedules.

The Literacy Council will provide a training session for new tutors Aug. 16 and 18 from 5:30-9:30 each evening. Training sessions are free and provide new tutors with the resources and information they need to get started tutoring an adult learner.

The Literacy Council Project of the Family Resource Center is a volunteer-based program that provides free, one-on-one literacy tutoring in Sheboygan County for adults 18 years old or older. To learn more about volunteer opportunities or to register for training, contact the Literacy Council at frcliteracy@excel.net or 920-457-1888 or visit www.frc-sc.org.