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Teach non-readers to listen, speak,
read and write English.
• General tutoring support to
adults who have literacy difficulties.
This includes native English speakers
as well as those with English as a Second
Language (ESL)
• To sensitize readers to the
difficulties encountered by the non-reader
and to give practical means to direct
the non-readers toward finding help.
• To recruit and train tutors
to teach, one to one, native speakers
of English and/or speakers of other
languages.
• Administer the Summer Reading
Improvement Program (SRIP) for children
aged 6-12 who need extra help with reading,
spelling and writing.