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Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
                                       GPLC




HOW
HOW TO SOLVE
  THE LITERACY CRISIS IN

          YOUR COMMUNITY.
               COMMUNITY Y.
HOW TO SOLVE THE
   THE LITERACY CRISIS IN
   YOUR COMMUNITY.
        COMMUNITY.


        According to a study released by the National                   about $20 billion in reduced productivity. Low-literate
        Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) in 2003, 14.5%              Americans are unable to help young children with
        of U.S. adults lack basic prose literacy skills, meaning        homework, fill out a job application, read a newspaper,
        that their literacy skills range from being completely          or even understand a prescription label. The lack of
        unable to read English to being able to understand only         literacy skills can negatively impact individuals’ lives
        basic phrases and sentences. The same study found               as well as the lives of those around them.
        that 10% of the population of Allegheny County lack
                                                                        Fortunately, resources are already in place to help
        basic prose literacy skills. Other studies show that
                                                                        people gain the literacy skills they need to turn their
        education level correlates strongly with annual salary,
                                                                        lives and their families’ lives around.
        and that the cost of illiteracy to taxpayers every year is




  VOLUNTEERING & ASSISTING
  WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
             ORGANIZATIONS.                                                                   preparation classes offer a targeted
                                                                                              approach for those who want to earn
                                                       GED PREPARATION                        their diplomas.
Many local organizations devoted to
improving literacy within communities                  A   study   released     in     2009
are non-profit and rely on the support and             reported      that     80.5%      of   ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF
enthusiasm of volunteers and donors.                   high    school       students     in   COMMUNICATION
If you want to contribute to literacy
                                                       Pennsylvania          successfully
efforts within your community, here are                                                       C ommunication changes as we use
                                                       graduate on time, compared to
a few of the ways you can get involved:                                                       different media to convey our message.
                                                       the national average of 73.4%.
                                                                                              Two particularly common forms of
                                                       Although the state ranks 6th in
 LITERACY TUTORING                             the nation in terms of graduation rate,
                                                                                              communication, telephone and email,
                                                                                              are important for both everyday and
 Literacy tutoring is a broad category         this still means that each year more than
                                                                                              professional life, emphasizing accurate
 that   may   encompass      many    areas,    ten thousand students in Pennsylvania
                                                                                              listening and reading comprehension
 including basic adult literacy education,     do not graduate from high school.
                                                                                              skills   in     addition   to   speaking.
 GED preparation, and ESL (English as a        However, GED preparation programs
                                                                                              Knowing how to communicate clearly,
 second language) training. The focus          offer adult learners the opportunity to
                                                                                              expressively,      and     professionally
 of these programs will be to teach and        reclaim lost schooling time and create
                                                                                              over these devices is a major part of
 reinforce reading, writing, speaking, and     new   opportunities    for    themselves.
                                                                                              some jobs. Also, it may take some
 math skills. The goals of students at         Attaining a GED diploma enables people
                                                                                              practice using these media to become
 this level will be quite varied. Some will    to become more competitive in the job
                                                                                              comfortable communicating because
 want to become better employees, be           market, qualify for more positions, go
                                                                                              you cannot see the other person to
 able to read to their children, learn a new   to college, and even become eligible
                                                                                              gauge reactions or physically express
 language after immigration, understand        for certain c areer-related certification
                                                                                              yourself. The sole reliance on the words
 medical instructions, and more. Some          exams. For many, going back to school
                                                                                              you choose to convey meaning can be
 literacy courses are taught one-on-one        and earning the credentials they were
                                                                                              particularly intimidating for people with
 and others in small classes.                  previously unable to get for whatever
                                                                                              low language skills.
                                               reason is a goal in itself, and GED
DONATION

                                                                  Not everyone has the time to volunteer as a tutor or teacher,
                                                                  but there are still ways that you can get involved. Aside from
                                                                  depending on volunteers, organizations that fight illiteracy
                                                                  also rely on grants and donations to keep their operations
                                                                  going. Many of these donations are tax-deductible. Not all
TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION
                                                                  donations must necessarily be cash – some organizations
Along with literacy skills, the ability to use computers          may also accept real estate, bequests, used cars, and more.
and basic software is critical for working in offices today.      Registration for or participation in fundraising events held
Office employees often must be able to type well, navigate        throughout the year also provide opportunities for donors
the Internet, and use the functions of Word, Excel, and           to get involved in the organizations. Different organizations
PowerPoint. While higher software and web-based skills            may have different donation suggestions, preferences, or
vary by industry and employer, those basics remain a              limitations, so check with your local organization before
core requirement for much computerized work. Local                making a donation.
organizations often have computers available for people
to practice with and train on if they do not have or cannot
afford a computer in their own home.




   GREATER PITTSBURGH
   LITERACY COUNCIL (GPLC)




     GPLC is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping       reading, writing, basic math, ESL, or GED preparation.
     adults and families improve their lives through literacy.    Other volunteer positions focus on telephone
     It provides literacy education as well as basic job          conversation, e-mail communication, refugee tutoring,
     preparation and computer skills training. As a provider of   technology instruction, special events (Leaders for
     free education, GPLC relies on the efforts of community      Literacy Luncheon or Trivia Bowl), and other fundraising
     volunteers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas to        events. For every dollar GPLC receives, 89 cents go
     help students succeed in their literacy goals. GPLC offers   directly toward students, making it a wise investment for
     many opportunities to volunteers to become tutors for        donating to a charity in Pittsburgh.
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council


   HOW
   HOW TO SOLVE
     THE LITERACY CRISIS IN

             YOUR COMMUNITY.
                  COMMUNITY Y.




If you would like to learn more about our
programs or are interested in being a         GPLC.ORG
volunteer in Pittsburgh or Allegheny County
with GPLC, contact us at 412-393-7600 or      FACEBOOK.COM/LITERACY.GPLC
visit our website.

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How to solve the Literacy Crisis in your Community

  • 1. Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council GPLC HOW HOW TO SOLVE THE LITERACY CRISIS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY Y.
  • 2. HOW TO SOLVE THE THE LITERACY CRISIS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. According to a study released by the National about $20 billion in reduced productivity. Low-literate Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) in 2003, 14.5% Americans are unable to help young children with of U.S. adults lack basic prose literacy skills, meaning homework, fill out a job application, read a newspaper, that their literacy skills range from being completely or even understand a prescription label. The lack of unable to read English to being able to understand only literacy skills can negatively impact individuals’ lives basic phrases and sentences. The same study found as well as the lives of those around them. that 10% of the population of Allegheny County lack Fortunately, resources are already in place to help basic prose literacy skills. Other studies show that people gain the literacy skills they need to turn their education level correlates strongly with annual salary, lives and their families’ lives around. and that the cost of illiteracy to taxpayers every year is VOLUNTEERING & ASSISTING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS. preparation classes offer a targeted approach for those who want to earn GED PREPARATION their diplomas. Many local organizations devoted to improving literacy within communities A study released in 2009 are non-profit and rely on the support and reported that 80.5% of ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF enthusiasm of volunteers and donors. high school students in COMMUNICATION If you want to contribute to literacy Pennsylvania successfully efforts within your community, here are C ommunication changes as we use graduate on time, compared to a few of the ways you can get involved: different media to convey our message. the national average of 73.4%. Two particularly common forms of Although the state ranks 6th in LITERACY TUTORING the nation in terms of graduation rate, communication, telephone and email, are important for both everyday and Literacy tutoring is a broad category this still means that each year more than professional life, emphasizing accurate that may encompass many areas, ten thousand students in Pennsylvania listening and reading comprehension including basic adult literacy education, do not graduate from high school. skills in addition to speaking. GED preparation, and ESL (English as a However, GED preparation programs Knowing how to communicate clearly, second language) training. The focus offer adult learners the opportunity to expressively, and professionally of these programs will be to teach and reclaim lost schooling time and create over these devices is a major part of reinforce reading, writing, speaking, and new opportunities for themselves. some jobs. Also, it may take some math skills. The goals of students at Attaining a GED diploma enables people practice using these media to become this level will be quite varied. Some will to become more competitive in the job comfortable communicating because want to become better employees, be market, qualify for more positions, go you cannot see the other person to able to read to their children, learn a new to college, and even become eligible gauge reactions or physically express language after immigration, understand for certain c areer-related certification yourself. The sole reliance on the words medical instructions, and more. Some exams. For many, going back to school you choose to convey meaning can be literacy courses are taught one-on-one and earning the credentials they were particularly intimidating for people with and others in small classes. previously unable to get for whatever low language skills. reason is a goal in itself, and GED
  • 3. DONATION Not everyone has the time to volunteer as a tutor or teacher, but there are still ways that you can get involved. Aside from depending on volunteers, organizations that fight illiteracy also rely on grants and donations to keep their operations going. Many of these donations are tax-deductible. Not all TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION donations must necessarily be cash – some organizations Along with literacy skills, the ability to use computers may also accept real estate, bequests, used cars, and more. and basic software is critical for working in offices today. Registration for or participation in fundraising events held Office employees often must be able to type well, navigate throughout the year also provide opportunities for donors the Internet, and use the functions of Word, Excel, and to get involved in the organizations. Different organizations PowerPoint. While higher software and web-based skills may have different donation suggestions, preferences, or vary by industry and employer, those basics remain a limitations, so check with your local organization before core requirement for much computerized work. Local making a donation. organizations often have computers available for people to practice with and train on if they do not have or cannot afford a computer in their own home. GREATER PITTSBURGH LITERACY COUNCIL (GPLC) GPLC is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping reading, writing, basic math, ESL, or GED preparation. adults and families improve their lives through literacy. Other volunteer positions focus on telephone It provides literacy education as well as basic job conversation, e-mail communication, refugee tutoring, preparation and computer skills training. As a provider of technology instruction, special events (Leaders for free education, GPLC relies on the efforts of community Literacy Luncheon or Trivia Bowl), and other fundraising volunteers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas to events. For every dollar GPLC receives, 89 cents go help students succeed in their literacy goals. GPLC offers directly toward students, making it a wise investment for many opportunities to volunteers to become tutors for donating to a charity in Pittsburgh.
  • 4. Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council HOW HOW TO SOLVE THE LITERACY CRISIS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY Y. If you would like to learn more about our programs or are interested in being a GPLC.ORG volunteer in Pittsburgh or Allegheny County with GPLC, contact us at 412-393-7600 or FACEBOOK.COM/LITERACY.GPLC visit our website.