Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Literacy Network

On my search to find more positive organizations and institutions in which provide beneficial help to those individuals in need of improving their literarily skills, I discovered the organization The Literacy Network.  It is relieving to witness first hand a greater deal of organizations becoming available as time increases, because, as time increases, the need for positive organizations to positively benefit the outcome of literacy will be needed even more. 

The Literacy Network teaches reading, writing and speaking skills to Dane County adults and families so they can achieve financial independence, good health and greater involvement in community life. This organization’s vision statement is to ensure that every person in Dane County will have the literacy skills needed to independently pursue their life goals, support their family and be active in their community. Individuals apart of this organization emphasize heavily that Learner persistence requires encouragement from dedicated volunteers and staff.

This organization battles for success by having highly prepared, responsive and culturally competent staff and volunteers ensure high-quality outcomes. This organization also has tailored personal approaches to education encourage learners as they pursue individual goals.  Through teamwork, the literacy network achieves by working together, valuing everyone's contributions and clearly communicating.

A little history about this organization: The Literacy Network was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization; Literacy Network has been a United Way Agency since 1979. Literacy Network is also a member of Wisconsin Literacy.

The Literacy Network strives to provide learner-centered literacy services to Dane County adults through one-to-one tutoring of reading, writing, and English speaking skills. We also offer ESL classes to the community. All programs apart of this feature are free of charge.  Every year, The Literacy Network learners achieve life goals through literacy, such as reading a newspaper, reading to their children, understanding direction, developing resume skills to battle for economic success, improving basic skills to earn a GED or get a better job, or even from a task like communicating with their child’s teacher.  All tasks are equally as important as the next in their own way, and any beneficial learning that can be taken away from this site is worthwhile to succeed. 

For more information about this organization, please visit

This website appears to be another positive tool apart of the process of improving our nation’s literacy skills, one small step at a time.  Volunteers are needed now, more than ever, and any assistance to better our society is appreciated.  Literacy will forever be a feature that is highly valued in our society, and it is essential that everyone a part of our society is properly educated in terms of the adequate amount of education.  With proper literacy skills, it makes individuals more confident, and more able to battle for educational and long-term success. 

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