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Palm Harbor Adult Literacy Council

Literacy Poster

Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.

The Palm Harbor Literacy Council is an all volunteer outreach program of the Palm Harbor Friends of the Library. We serve adults who read below eighth grade level or for whom English is a second language. It is our belief that we can make a difference by improving an adult's ability to read, write, and speak English through one-on-one tutoring.
We are an affiliate of Pro Literacy America (Pro Lit). All tutors are trained and certified in compliance with Pro Lit requirements. Pro Lit has been teaching adults to read and write for more than 60 years. It is the world's largest literacy organization.
Our services are free to all. No tax money is used for the Literacy program. The Friends is a non-profit organization that serves the Library in many significant ways and they subsidize the cost of providing our service. Please patronize the Book Nook and the twice yearly sales of used books. The proceeds benefit the Library in many important ways

2010 Staff

Director - Arlene Zimmermann
Newsletter - Bill Possi
Librarian - Linda White
Rec. Sec. - Tom Spade
Database - Roberta Ostfeld
Student Placement - Tanya Altschaft
Tutor Contacts& Trainers - Pat Byrnes, Tom Spaid, Ricky Callaby

How We Do It

27 million American adults can't read!
A tutor works with only one student at a time. They meet twice a week for 1.5 hours each lesson. Scheduling is at their mutual convenience. Lessons can be held at Palm Harbor and Oldsmar Libraries, or at the home of either the student or tutor.
Student and tutor books are loaned by the Friends of the Library. If a student wants to write in the book, they may be purchased at cost.

If You Can Read, You Can Teach!
In addition, tact, patience, and caring are required. You MUST complete a training workshop to be certified as a Pro Literacy tutor. Workshops are held in throughout the year. Please call 784-3332 ext. 3016 for more information.

See and print out the Tutor Application Form

Resources

Students
Dave's ESL Cafe - lessons about idioms, grammar, phrase verbs and slang.
The Internet TESL Journal Self-Study Quizzes - offers self-study quizzes on grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, etc. Has links to other sites for both students and tutors.
Comenius - features fluency by using fables and idioms. Has links to other sites for both students and tutors.
TOEFL - Information about the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

Tutors
NIFL - The National Institute For Literacy has links to numerous literacy resource sites.
Pro Literacy - Information about Pro Literacy programs.
Literacy Online - Training programs, R&D projects, and more.