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Adopted March 2012 <br />CABARRUS LITERACY COUNCIL <br />Changing Lives One Word At A Time <br />OVERVIEW <br />• Cabarrus Literacy Council's mission is to elevate the literacy level of adults in Cabarrus County, <br />educate decision makers on literacy issues and enable students to enhance their life experiences <br />and reach personal development goals through partnerships with community organizations and <br />individuals. <br />GOALS <br />• To promote public awareness of the need for literacy education in Concord, Harrisburg, <br />Kannapolis, Mount Pleasant and Midland; <br />• To recruit students who experience challenges in basic reading and writing skills and those <br />speakers of other languages who desire to learn English; <br />• To recruit and train tutors quarterly who are interested in teaching adults with low or no reading <br />and writing skills; <br />• To obtain and allocate funds for the local adult literacy program. <br />PROGRAMS & SERVICES <br />• The Cabarrus Literacy Council provides tutors to support the Adult Basic Education program <br />which helps adult learners to achieve their literacy goals as family members, employees, <br />community members and lifelong learners. <br />• CLC provides tutors for English classes for speakers of other languages including beginning, <br />intermediate and advanced English. <br />• CLC provides one -on -one tutoring free of charge for adults who want to learn to read or improve <br />their reading skills. <br />• CLC provides training for all volunteer tutors wanting to work with adult learners. Training is <br />provided in the Laubach Way to Reading method and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other <br />Languages) on a quarterly basis. <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -10 Page 119 <br />