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- EIN 83-0314136
- (307) 733-9242
- Po Box 465 Jackson WY 83001-0465 USA
- www.tetonliteracy.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adult Education, Education, Educational Services, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement
Mission: Teton literacy center provides individualized and holistic family literacy, enrichment, and tutoring services for children and families.
Programs: Family literacy is a program that supports the whole family. Teton literacy center enourages parents in their role as their child's primary teacher and educational advocate. Family literacy opportunities include; parent education, child education, parent time, and parent and child together time. Parents are encouraged to be involved in their child's education, learn strategies to increase their child's academic success, and to increase their own personal literacy goals. 46 families benefited from family literacy programs during fiscal year 2017-2018.
the teton literacy center offers various enrichment programs to advocate literacy. Some examples of these enrichment programs are; after school clubs, family book clubs, early release day camps, summer camps, and club summer. These programs work to enrich reading, writing, and language skills for children and their families. There were 265 participants in the enrichment programs for fiscal year 2017-2018.
after-school tutoring is offered free to families, due to the volunteers that donate their time. Through literacy tutoring, students gain confidence and develop reading fluency, along with building skills in comprehension, word decoding, and writing. Tutoring sessions are offered on a one-to-one basis to focus on personalized literacy needs. Tutoring also includes volunteer management. 86 students were tutored during fiscal year 2017-2018. Volunteers provided 1,513 hours of tutoring support to students.