Augustine Literacy Project

The mission of the Augustine Project is to improve the reading, writing and spelling abilities of low-income children and teens who struggle with literacy skills. The project trains and supports volunteer tutors who provide free, long-term, one-to-one instruction using the Orton-Gillingham approach and Wilson Reading System(R) materials.

Recent Articles

Sobering Statistics (0 Comments)

April 2, 2011

17-22% of school-aged children have reading problems. Children do not outgrow poor reading; 74% of poor readers in 3rd grade are still poor readers in 9th grade. In 2008, 36% of all 4th graders were functionally illiterate; among African American... Read more >

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Recent Opportunities

Volunteer For The Augustine Literacy Project (0 Comments)

April 2, 2011

Volunteer For The Augustine Project! Take the Tutor Training and volunteer as an Augustine Tutor. Tutor training sessions are offered every year in Durham (October) and Chapel Hill (July). We offer full scholarships to needy trainees, and all participants are... Read more >

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