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Literacy Texas is the statewide literacy coalition, connecting and equipping adult and family literacy programs through resources, training, networking and advocacy. 

Our vision is that every literacy organization in Texas will have the resources it needs to help adults and families learn basic literacy skills, so that all people can participate fully in society.

The tension between learning and earning

Folks with low literacy usually don’t need someone to point that out to them. They’re usually crucially aware of their lack of skills – and what that lack is stopping them from achieving.

But the devil’s always in the details. Someone might know they need to take a class – but how much will that class cost? How far away is it, and how much will they pay in gas or bus fares to get to and from the class?

Most crucially of all – how does a low-income person fit classes into their week?  Read more in this blog post.

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What Literacy Texas does

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We provide resources and training to the staff and volunteers at community-based organizations (CBOs). Texas literacy organizations help adults to learn English, increase their reading, and many have a particular focus on assisting parents and caregivers to increase their own literacy and support their child’s learning.

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We support CBO staff and volunteers who offer alternative high school degree programs.

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We support workforce CBO programs and advocate with public policy leaders to enhance the positive impact of a more literate society.

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We work with other literacy organizations, foundations, and business leaders to stress the need for public policy change to improve these numbers.

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We are a champion of finding resources to keep students in the formal education system.

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We hold multiple regional symposia and an annual conference free of charge to CBO staff and volunteers.

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Literacy Texas Blog: Literacy Transforms Texas

The tension between learning and earning

Kathryn Bauchelle January 24, 2023

“In a nation whose education system is among the most unequal in the industrialized world, where race and geography play an outsize role in determining one’s path to success, many Americans

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When $9 is far from enough

Kathryn Bauchelle January 11, 2023

“In a nation whose education system is among the most unequal in the industrialized world, where race and geography play an outsize role in determining one’s path to success, many Americans

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Celebrating the Caregivers

Kathryn Bauchelle November 1, 2022

It’s National Family Literacy Month and we’re celebrating the caregivers. A child’s “important adults” are crucial to whether they develop a love of learning and reading, cultivate their curiosity, and

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The gift of simplicity

Kathryn Bauchelle October 11, 2022

“The point of communication is to be understood.” That’s – well, it’s kinda obvious, right? What else would communication be about?! And yet how often do we explicitly learn to

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An intriguing balance of abilities

Kathryn Bauchelle October 2, 2022

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month Dyslexia is a learning difference, one that specifically affects language processing.  Dyslexia is many things, and among them, it’s an intriguing balance of abilities. “The

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Literacy TRANSFORMS

Kathryn Bauchelle September 14, 2022

So often – including right here on this website – we talk about adult and family literacy in terms of deficit. “Adults without a high school diploma struggle to find

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