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San
Mateo County
Adult Literacy Programs—Project Read
Learning
to read can be the most important and life-changing choice
a person can make. One out of five Americans has difficulty
with many everyday life skills—writing a check, reading
warning labels, following directions for a recipe, reading
the want ads. Literacy allows a person to participate much
more fully in life. Voting for the first time can be the
beginning of an active role in the community. Improved writing
skills may be the key to keeping a job or a promotion. Reading
a book to a child can connect a parent to their child's
school and education. Whatever the goal, being literate
allows people to feel a part of and participate in the world.
San
Mateo County Project Read programs are located throughout
the county. Our programs are designed to help students achieve
their specific literacy goals. These can include a wide
range of activities such as: studying for the GED, preparing
for the citizenship exam, reading the Bible, improving job
skills, or learning to read books to a child or help with
homework.
Literacy
Requests: At a Glance Referral Guide
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Served |
Program
Location |
Contact
Information |
Guidelines
for Referral |
| Burlingame,
Hillsborough, San Mateo
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San
Mateo Public Library
55 West 3rd Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402
map
and directions
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650.522.7848
email:
smread@plsinfo.org |
- Adults,
out of school youth over 16
- Native
speakers of English
- Non-native
speakers of English with little education in
their first countries and who want to learn English
and literacy simultaneously
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Atherton,
Belmont,
East
Palo Alto,
El Granada,
Foster City,
Half
Moon Bay,
Millbrae,
Montara,
Moss Beach,
Pacifica,
Pescadero,
Portola Valley,
San Carlos,
Woodside |
San
Mateo County READS
East Palo Alto
Library
2415 University Avenue
2nd
Floor
East
Palo Alto, CA 94303
map
and directions
Half Moon Bay
Library
620 Correas Street
Half Moon
Bay, CA 94019
map and directions |
650.323.0362
email:
eparead@plsinfo.org |
- Adults,
- Youth
16 years and older,
- Native
Speakers of English,
- Non-native
speakers of English with limited education
- HS
dropouts who speak English yet have difficulties
with reading and writing
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Menlo Park, Palo Alto,
Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View |
Menlo
Park Public Library
800 Alma Street
Menlo Park
map
and directions
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650.330.2526
email:
projread@
literacynet.org
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- Adults,
16 years and up
- Native
speakers of English
- Non-native
speakers of English with little education in
their first countries and who want to learn English
and literacy simultaneously
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Belle
Haven Community Library
413 Ivy Drive
Menlo
Park
map
and directions |
650.329.0145 |
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| Redwood
City |
Redwood
City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City
map
and directions |
650.780.7077
www.projectread-redwoodcty.org |
- English-speaking,
adults who read below the seventh grade level
- Children
of Project Read participants
- English-speaking,
low-literate RCSD parents with at least one five
year old or younger child
- 1st
through 8th grade students in the RCSD who are "at-risk"
- Parents
whose children attend school in Redwood City
- Students
at Fair Oaks Elementary School Students 1-3rd grade,
identified by school staff
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| Colma,
Daly City, San Bruno, South San Francisco
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South
San Francisco Public Library
840 West Orange Avenue,
South San Francisco
map
and directions |
650.829.3871
email:
ssfread@plsinfo.org |
- English
speaking adults 16 years and over who wish to improve
their basic reading and writing skills.
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