What We Do Recruit, train and support volunteer tutors to teach reading, writing and spelling, using a multisensory structured approach. Current research indicates that a lack of phonemic awareness appears to be a major obstacle to learning to read and that individuals with reading disabilities must be provided highly structured programs that directly teach application of phonologic rules to the decoding of print. Project Literacy recognizes these principles of reading instruction, which are effective for all learners, indeed are critical for learners with reading disabilities. Adults whose first language is English with diagnosed or undiagnosed language learning differences. We satisfy the unmet needs of people who can't afford private remediation.
Services are free without regard to race, age or creed.
We also serve non-native speakers who understand and speak English but need direct instruction in the basic skills. Business people, housewives, lawyers - any and all with a love of reading and desire to share their passion. Attend a workshop and be ready to give two hours a week for a year to teach. Workshops take place twice a year in Nassau and in Suffolk Counties. Once trained, tutor and student arrange to meet twice a week at a time and place mutually convenient.