Caring Grands Program volunteers are needed to help Creek County area 1st and 2nd graders improve reading skills.
- Twenty percent of adults in Creek County 18 to 24 years old do not have a high school diploma.
- One child in four grows up not knowing how to read.
- 85% of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate. More than 60% of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate.
Creek County Literacy Program is a non-profit organization that trains adults to become volunteer literacy tutors, and then matches those tutors with students. To become a tutor, individuals must pass a background check, attend Creek County Literacy Program’s free one-day Tutor Training workshop, and attend a one-hour monthly tutor talk. Tutoring commitment is only 30 minutes a week per student. Knowledge of another language is not necessary, and no prior teaching experience is required. This workshop is scheduled for Monday, August 25 from 9am to 4pm at Creek County Literacy Program, 15 North Poplar Street in Sapulpa. Lunch is provided.
Presenter Joanie Mullins earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Elementary Education with an emphasis on Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University. She retired from Sapulpa Public Schools after 34 years of teaching in grades K-3. Her last 5 years of teaching were in the Title I Reading and Math program where she worked with small groups of students in grades K-5 who needed more instruction in Reading and/or Math. She has been a Caring Grand volunteer for 6 years.
For more information or to register for this free workshop, please call 918-224-9647.
About Creek County Literacy Program
For 36 years CCLP has worked to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. One in five adults 18-24 years old in our county do not have a high school diploma. One in ten adults 25 years of age and older in our county do not have a high school diploma. Forty-one percent of students kindergarten through third grade in our county receive reading remediation. Through extensive outreach and collaboration with a network of community partners, CCLP strives to ensure that individuals who need to improve their literacy skills receive the help they need. CCLP’s Mission is to help every child and adult in Creek County to read through tutoring, technology and health literacy outreaches. CCLP’s Vision is for every child and adult in Creek County to read proficiently.
