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Programs • Private and small group instruction in reading, writing and speaking English • Computer Skills • Math • Citizenship • GED & Hi-Set Test Preparation • New Words Arts Project: writing, publicly distributed newspaper, and Readers Theater performance Our students change their lives whether it's by getting a job or better job - learning life skills - enrolling in community college classes - voting - earning a high school equivalency diploma - becoming a U.S. citizen - reading to a child. |
" Hope happens here." 
"Because of Reading Works, I am free." |
"Reading Works has changed my life for the better."
The Library of Congress named Reading Works a Best Practice in Literacy Honoree in 2017. Reading Works was one of 18 literacy initiatives from six countries honored. The countries represented were Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, the United States, and Vietnam.
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Margaret Barker speaking at the Library of Congress
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Students reading New Words - student newspaper
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In 2018, the National Literacy Directory awarded Reading Works an innovation grant for its student publication New Words.
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