Description: Augustine Literacy Project in Upstate South Carolina helps improve the reading, writing and spelling abilities of low-income children and teens who struggle with literacy skills.
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The Augustine Literacy Project® of the Upstate South Carolina (ALP) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to training and supporting volunteer literacy tutors for economically disadvantaged children. ALP volunteers help improve the reading, writing, and spelling abilities of first through third grade students, who are identified as at least one grade level behind, with our successful, research-based methodology.
Because reading, writing, and spelling difficulties can result in poor school performance and low self-esteem, families who are financially able send their children with language-related learning differences to special schools or hire private tutors.
The Augustine Literacy Project is committed to providing caring, professionally-trained tutors for those whose families cannot afford to pay. The combination of nurture and knowledge that an Augustine tutor offers early to at-risk students can mean the difference between productivity and a positive future or an increased risk of perpetuating the cycle of poverty. ALP sees this as a life-saving intervention; early reading proficiency is that important.