The Redlands Adult Literacy Program at A.K. Smiley Public Library is going strong after 15 years. The program works because of volunteers who want to be tutors. A frequent misconception is that adult ...

A local nonprofit that serves at-risk youth and low-literacy adults is in search of additional tutors for its adult program ...

In 2019, the California Librar Services allocated funding for family literacy programs at public libraries offering adult ...

SoLAcc was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult literacy programs in Acadiana. The grant will fund SoLAcc's "Literacy Matters" initiative, which offers ...

HATTIESBURG — Thousands of Mississippi adults can read words but struggle to understand their meaning — a gap that can make it difficult to follow directions, fill out forms or hold a job. To help ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Local organizations share how they are working to improve literacy, because the ability to read, write, and work with numbers can significantly impact all aspects of ...

Seven women spend two hours every Tuesday morning wrestling with the inconsistencies of the English language in a small classroom on the second floor of the new North Boulder Library. Instructor ...

Nearly one in five adults in the United States reads at or below a third grade level, according to national literacy data. Library leaders say that can make everyday tasks such as filling out forms, ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- Curling up with a glass of wine and a good book can make for great weekend plans, but a non-profit in Fort Bend County is hoping you're up for reading between the wines, ...