LAPEER, MICHIGAN The Family Literacy Center and the Lapeer District Library are partners for literacy in Lapeer County.

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Our Mission - Building skills and enriching lives through literacy in the Lapeer County area. Adult Services ONE-TO-ONE ADULT TUTORING The Family Literacy Center is a non-profit organization offering programs designed to help Lapeer County families who are concerned about the level of literacy in their homes and are looking for resources to help them.  The Center provides assistance through trained volunteer tutors who work one-to-one with adults who have low-level reading, writing and spelling skills.  Tutors are also available for English as a Second Language (ESL) students.  A Workplace Literacy program is available for adult workers who need to improve their literacy skills to cope with increased reading and writing demands on the job. REQUEST WORKSHOP INFORMATION View/Print Free Help for Adults Brochure  ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE We provide free one-to-one or small group tutoring for individuals who would like to improve their English speaking, writing or reading skills. REQUEST WORKSHOP INFORMATION This workshop is offered to families through their elementary schools and through local libraries. The workshop has two 90 minute sessions. Both sessions reinforce skills taught in the classroom. Session I Learning to Read focuses on increasing a child's decoding skills by teaching parents and children fun, learning games they can play at home. Session II Reading to Learn focuses on fun activities that help children increase comprehension skills View/Print Free Help Flyer in Spanish  TUTORING MADE EASY   In 1999, 100% of the participants reported that they felt more confident in their ability to tutor their children. Would you like to be able to help your children succeed in school? Do your children need  extra help learning how to read? Where can you learn how to help your children? TUTORING MADE EASY can help. It is an intensive six hours workshop for parents and adults only. Based on a proven tutorial training  method, it is a common sense approach for teaching basic reading and writing skills. You'll learn about learning styles, phonics, comprehension, sight words, word families,  spelling and much more. TUTORING MADE EASY is for parents and adults only. The workshop is an intensive six hours. Please complete the form below to be placed on our mailing list. Watch for a  workshop in your area. Check the Community Calendar for upcoming dates. VIEW TUTORING MADE EASY ACTIVITIES REQUEST WORKSHOP INFORMATION Purchase Tutoring Made Easy   Order from Michigan Literacy, P.O. Box 1036 Okemos, MI 48864   $12.95 a copy   For more information contact Michigan Literacy at: 517-349-7511   VIEW WORKSHOP SCHEDULE   REQUEST WORKSHOP INFORMATION

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