- Adults who want help with reading, or who wish to further their own education can participate in adult education programs by calling The Maine Adult Learning Hotline (800) 322-5455.
Reading Tips Sheets in Other Languages
Other Resources:
The Maine Family Literacy Initiative:http://www.mainefamilyliteracy.com/
The Maine Family Literacy Initiative is a program of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy designed to support the development and/or improvement of family literacy throughout the state of Maine.
The Maine Humanities Council: http://www.mainehumanities.org
The Maine Humanities Council is a statewide private, nonprofit organization with a mission to engage the people of Maine with the power and pleasure of ideas and includes Born to Read, a program that develops curricula using high-quality children's books and provides training and books to childcare providers, reading volunteers, and home nutrition visitors.
Maine Children's Alliance: http://www.mekids.org
The Maine Children's Alliance is a strong, powerful voice for children, youth and families and provides leadership to create or change policy on their behalf.
Maine Roads to Quality: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/maineroads/
Maine Roads to Quality is funded by the Maine Department of Health & Human Services,
Office of Child Care and Head Start and supports the professional development of child care and early education providers in Maine.
Maine Reads: http://www.mainereads.org/
Spearheaded by Maine's First lady Karen Baldacci, Maine Reads is dedicated to advancing literacy in children and adults by coordinating reading programs, schools, libraries, volunteers and other literacy partners.
Success By Six: http://national.unitedway.org/sb6/
Success by Six is a national initiative at United Way of Mid Coast Maine that is dedicated to furthering early literacy skills in children so that they become learning ready. In Maine, there is a Success by Six program which is affiliated with the United Way of Midcoast Maine.
Literacy Volunteers of Maine: http://www.lvmaine.org/
142 High Street, Suite 632, Portland, ME 04102(800) 322-5455 or 773-3191
LV Maine is a statewide network of literacy providers that provide student-focused tutoring (one-to-one or in small groups) in basic literacy and English as a Second Language at no charge to the student.
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