| LITERACY COALITION PROGRAMS |
Birth To Beginning
Of School |
Childhood Literacy Program, the “Dolly Parton Imagination Library” of the Ferst Foundation –
• An age appropriate hard cover book comes in the mail addressed to the registered child every month.
• All children in Lumpkin County from birth to age five are eligible.
• There is no cost to the parents, no discrimination as to income level or any other criteria.
• Feedback has been enthusiastic from parents.
• In the third year of the program more than 700 kids have looked forward to their book in the mail each month in our community.
• Our target population after five years is about 1200 enrollees.
• We are working with our school system to develop statistical evidence of early results here, but the Tennessee Board of Regents has completed a state-wide study that supports a conclusion that the program leads to early reading success . |
Elementary
School |
The “Dictionary/Thesaurus Project” –
• Funded by a separate grant, we provide their very own dictionary to every 3rd grader and a thesaurus to every 6th grader in Lumpkin County Schools.
• This program has been very popular with teachers, children and parents. |
Needing
Help |
Support to GED Program of Lanier Tech –
• We help recruit volunteers for testing, tutoring and teaching, give scholarships to graduates, and sponsor graduation ceremonies.
• Usually it is a young adult coming to the realization he or she is against a “brick wall” in their personal aspirations and need for economic survival.
• The program has a record of success for participants – 25 to 40 graduate annually. |
Adults
"Fallen Through The Cracks" |
Adult Literacy Program –
• Trained volunteer instructors provide individualized instruction as needed, a pleasant and private environment; and a program for prisoners.
• Illiteracy in the adult is he “toughest nut to crack” – extremely difficult to fix for anyone if we let the problem get to this point.
• We have to overcome personal embarrassment, difficulty in arranging schedules, a culture of acceptance by families, difficulty in identifying those needing help. |
