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Changing
Lives Through Literacy
Find out how you and your K-5th
grade daughter can be a part of this wonderful partnership with VITA, Big
Brothers, Big Sisters of Acadiana, and Girl Scouts of Louisiana -- Pines
to the Gulf. Call VITA 337-234-4600 today.
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How the VITA Program Works
Tutors
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VITA provides training, materials, and support to qualified
volunteers, enabling them to assist adults in acquiring basic reading and
writing skills.
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Using easy-to-follow manuals, these specially trained volunteers
teach reading and writing to low-literacy adults or to English as a Second
Language (ESL) learners.
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Tutoring sessions are held for two hours,
twice each week at a time and community location that is convenient to both
tutor and student.
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Please see our Frequently Asked Questions
page for more
information.
Students
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To qualify for the program, a student must be at least seventeen
years-of-age and no longer enrolled in school. |
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A prospective student may
have dropped out of school or may have received a high school diploma but reads
and writes below a ninth grade reading level. |
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Service is free-of-charge. |
ESL Students
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VITA also offers tutoring to ESL students who want to improve
their English reading, writing and speaking skills or who want to study for the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). |
All students must complete an initial interview where the
student learns about the program and shares his/her goals with a staff member.
After taking a reading assessment and qualifying to enter the program, a student
may be matched with a tutor. Students can also participate in classes and use the
available computer lab.
Please see our Frequently Asked
Questions page for more information.
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