Literacy Volunteers of Greater Bridgeport
A Program of the Friends of Bridgeport Public Library
The Literacy Volunteers Resource Library
Our office, located on the third floor of the Bridgeport Library, offers a wide selection of materials for you to sign out and use with your students. Please email or call Kathy or Lisa to let them know when you would like to come in and check out our tutor resource materials. Your best resources, however, are our staff, Kathy O’Shea and Lisa Wolfeiler, who have had years of experience working with our students and are very familiar with the newest and best materials in our libraries. They will be very happy to assist you in finding the most appropriate supplements to your instructional program.
- ProLiteracy.org
- On this website, you’ll find adult literacy statistics and news, as well as free online courses for adult educators.
- LiteracyCampus.org
- Free on-line courses for tutors to develop their skills
- news-for-you.com
- A PowerPoint presentation on the use of newspapers as a teaching tool can be downloaded for free from this website, but even better, are the wonderful free handouts full of exercises to use with your students. You can pick up a copy of the “News For You” newspaper at our office or order your own subscription by going on-line or calling 1-800-448-8878.
- NewReadersPress.com
- New Readers Press is the U.S. publishing division of ProLiteracy Worldwide and the source of many of our adult literacy titles, such as TUTOR Seventh Edition ($18.75). An appropriate adult-level dictionary can also be ordered here. You may also reach them at 1-800-448-8878.
- WilsonLanguage.com
- All Wilson Reading Systems materials, such as the WRS Sound Cards, Rules Notebook & Dictation Book can be ordered from this website or call 1-800-899-8454.
Additional online resources can be found on the Online Resources page of our website.