MISSION
Literacy for Adults in Brevard (LAB) Inc. is a group of trained local volunteers who teach literacy skills to adults to help them achieve their full potential within their families, their jobs and their communities.
LATEST LAB NEWS
Literacy for Adults in Brevard (LAB), Is a non-profit organization which this year
celebrates 50 YEARS OF ACTIVE VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. Trained volunteer tutors meet with their adult students for 90 minutes a week in the various libraries throughout Brevard County to teach literacy skills to adults who cannot read.
A LAB STUDENT could be an international college graduate who needs to learn English in order to get a job in the United States. A LAB student might be a grandmother whose own children graduated from high school but she herself never learned to read: now she wants to learn to read to her grandchildren. Our LAB student could be a retired welding inspector, with a successful career, who never learned to read.
LAB VOLUNTEER TUTORS provide free individualized ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION that focuses on the learner’s goals. Typical adults in our program struggle to read a menu, fill out a job application, or read a bedtime story to their children. Others left school before graduation and want to obtain their GED to improve employment opportunities. Many of our adult learners have families in which English was not the primary language spoken and now they want to improve their English skills.
Upcoming Trainings
I WANT TO BE A LAB TUTOR:
Learn about Literacy for Adults in Brevard (LAB), hear about our students, and the basics to get you started as a tutor. A college degree is not required to volunteer.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021
Catherine Schweinsberg Rood
Central Library
COCOA, FL
9:30 AM - 11 AM
CALL 321/301-4496 with any questions you may have and to reserve your place in class.
Lesson Planning Workshop: Come and learn the process of creating a Lesson Plan for a student and the tools available to you for the important work of a tutor. A college degree is not required.
SATURDAY, May 15, 2021
Catherine Schweinsberg Rood
Central Library
COCOA, FL
9:30 AM - 11 AM