Learners

READ/San Diego's adult literacy program equips low-literate adults with the basic skills and resources needed to attain personal goals and function to the best of their ability as parents, workers and community members.

To qualify, an adult learner: 

• must be 18 years of age or older and not enrolled in an education program for credit
• must seek literacy services for him/herself in English and is able to complete the intake interview in English 
• must have a minimum of three hours of time each week to meet for tutoring
• must be willing to make a commitment to learning

As an adult learner you will:

• be provided an orientation training and informal assessment
• be provided tutoring materials
• meet with a volunteer literacy tutor twice a week, for an hour and a half each session
• meet at a public library or one of our learning centers
• have on-going support from the literacy professionals on staff at READ/San Diego

Watch short video interviews of real adult learners at: www.libraryliteracy.org
Click on the video links on the top right of the web page.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, call READ/San Diego at (619) 527-5475.