Reader's Route
LocationReader's Route2000 E. Main Street Danville, IL 61832 |
Mailing AddressATTENTION: Scott Heatherton, CoordinatorThe Reader's Route 2000 E. Main Street Danville, IL 61832 |
Telephone Numbers and Contact informationPhone: (217) 443-8785 Scott Heatherton, CoordinatorPhone: (217) 443-8868 Louise Free, Recruiter/Trainer Phone: (217) 443-8808 Linda Wallace, Lab Technician Web Page: None Listed Email: lfree@dacc.cc.il.us | |
Program Details
Operating Agency: Danville Area Community College (Public-City )
Person In Charge: Coordinator : Scott Heatherton
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Eligibility: Must be 16 yrs. old; out of traditional school, and read below the 9th grade level. Volunteer tutors must be H.S. grads
Fees: none
Intake Process: Complete a registration process.
Service Area: Danville Area Community College district.
Handicap Accessibility: Not Applicable
Program/Service Notes
The Reader's Route program provides reading tutors for adults who read below the 9th grade level. There are 72 sites throughout the community college district where tutors and students can meet in privacy to work on reading skills. Tutors from the Reader's Route receive 12 hours of intensive training in adult teaching methods before they are assigned a student. The Reader's Route was recently accredited by the Literacy Volunteers of America.