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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

 

Beth Posner retired after 40+ years of working in the technology and telecommunications field.  A good friend of hers suggested she look into volunteering at The Literacy Center.  Beth always loved language, and believed that learning our language would give someone insight into our culture.  In 2010, Beth became a classroom assistant in a beginning ESL class.  She worked with 2 different teachers before deciding to switch to an intermediate ESL class in 2012, where she is currently volunteering.  Beth has also given her time to help with registration sessions and other events at TLC.  She loves the students, the classroom environment, and working with the TLC staff.

Beth has been married for 46 years and has 2 grown children. 

Thank you, Beth, for your years of teaching, and for your dedication to literacy! 

             

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Free, Community-Based Adult Education Programs

 
Welcome to the The Literacy Center, a private, non-profit organization founded in 1977.  The Literacy Center provides a variety of services to enable people to achieve personal goals through literacy. Free, one-to-one or group instruction is available to out-of-school youth and adults, aged 16+ who would like to:
 
 
Improve their reading and writing skills
Study English as a Second Language (ESL)
Earn the GED® (Certificate of General Educational Development)


 


 

For over thirty years, The Literacy Center has worked to help the people of the Lehigh Valley improve their lives, the lives of their families, and their community by improving their literacy. We’ve already touched the lives of more than 14,000 of your neighbors.

Literacy Fast Facts
 
 
  • One of five adults in the U.S. read at or below a fifth grade level.  This is far below the level needed to earn a living wage.
  • More than 11 million U.S. residents are not literate in the English language.

 

 

More fast facts on literacy

MISSION STATEMENT

The Literacy Center's Mission is to help people of the Lehigh Valley achieve literacy and English skills needed to succeed in life.

 

 




 
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