Project L.E.A.D. (Literacy for Every Adult in Dade) is the library's adult literacy program which is designed to reach out to English speaking adults who are functionally illiterate - i.e., reading below the fifth grade level - and offer them free, one-on-one, confidential tutoring to improve their reading and writing skills. We match adult learners with volunteer tutors who help them achieve self-determined literacy goals.
How can I become an adult literacy tutor?
Adult Literacy Tutor Requirements
- Must be at least eighteen years old.
- Must be a high school graduate.
- Must be willing to undergo and pass a fingerprint background check.
- Must complete the Basic Tutor Workshop, which is offered every two months within the Miami-Dade Public Library System or, must have been certified as a ProLiteracy Worldwide, Laubach Literacy Action or Literacy Volunteers of America Basic Tutor and present certification.
How it Works
- Upon completion of a Miami-Dade Public Library Basic Tutor Workshop or provision of tutor certification from any other Laubach Literacy Action or Literacy Volunteers of America Organization, you will be matched with an adult learner who wants to be tutored at a public library you have selected.
- The adult learner will set the goals. You will, using various learning strategies and free resources provided by the library, help your adult learner attain those goals.
- You and the adult learner negotiate a mutually convenient tutoring schedule.
- Training is free.
- Materials are free.
How can I get help with my reading and writing?
Adult Learner Requirements
- Must speak English.
- Must be at least eighteen years old.
- Must call Project L.E.A.D. personally to make an appointment. Another person cannot make the appointment for you.
How it Works
- Program is confidential.
- Materials are free.
- You set the goals. A volunteer tutor helps you attain those goals.
- Tutoring is free.
- Tutoring is done at any public library.
- You and the volunteer tutor negotiate a mutually convenient tutoring schedule.
Is there a list of Miami-Dade County Literacy Organizations?
Schedule of Events
Brochures and Forms
Job Descriptions
Literacy Web Sites
 Florida Literacy Coalition - Umbrella organization that is the statewide focal point for literacy organizations within Florida.- LINCS - A service of the National Institute for Literacy. Nationwide focal point for all literacy organizations within the United States. Provides adult learner and tutor resources. The source for literacy statistics within the United States.
- ProLiteracy Worldwide - The new organization representing the merger of Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America.
- Thinkfinity Literacy Network - Offers free online literacy courses to potential and existing volunteer literacy tutors.
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