Literacy Minnesota

Open door learning centers: four twin cities sites offering english, ged, computer, citizenship, job-readiness and other basic-skills classes for adults. Our arlington hills location in saint paul also has a preschool program for children of adult students. Parenting program: provides families with tools to break through inequitable power structures and create a more just education system. Adult Literacy hotline: online and phone referral service to adult Literacy programs across Minnesota. Tutor training: pre-service and in-service workshops for Literacy volunteers and educators. Technology services: coaching for teachers on classroom technology integration and online tools for volunteers and students. Americorps vista: summer reads provides reading tutors and mentors for children entering grades k-4. Volunteer recruitment: recruits and places volunteers into service organizations across Minnesota.

Northstar digital Literacy: assesses digital skills through online modules and provides classroom curriculum and self-directed online learning. Americorps vista: Literacy for all and digital Literacy provides two tracks/cohorts that engage vista members to design and carry out Literacy initiatives in partnership with schools and community organizations. Advocacy: mobilizes to influence policy and legislation around the Literacy cause. Curriculum & resources: searchable online library of Literacy curriculum and teaching tools. Journeys: an anthology of adult student writing with accompanying classroom resources. Literacy strategies: consulting services to help organizations launch and develop Literacy programming.