Adult Education and Literacy Center (West Plains)

Contact: Suzanna Johnston
Phone: 417-256-7788
Address:
1009 Jackson
West Plains, MO 65790
Programs: GED preparation program

Boys and Girls Club

Contact: Niki Wetteroth
Phone: 417-869-4111 ext. 16
Website: http://www.bgclubspringfield.org/
Mailing Address:
Boys and Girls Club
Attn: Niki Wetteroth
1410 N. Fremont
Springfield, MO 65802
Programs: Power Hour (through Learning Center), Big Buddy System, Tutoring, Book Club, Pet Therapy; Many locations in Springfield

Family Literacy Center-Carthage

Contact: Sandy Swingle  
Phone: 417-358-5926
Address:
706 Orchard
Carthage, MO 64836

Joplin Adult Education & Literacy

Contact: Linda Dishman, ldishman@joplin.k12.mo.us
Phone: (417) 625-5263
Address:
410 South Jackson
Joplin, MO 64801
Programs: GED prep., ESL, Adult tutoring, Head Start program, Place readiness

Kornerstone, Inc./Shell Knob School

Contact: Marlene Whitham, kornerstone@mo-net.com
Phone: (417) 858-2887
Address:
P.O. Box 396
Shell Knob, MO 65747
Programs: Family literacy program for all ages including Early Head Start and Teen Mom

Laclede Literacy Council - LVA

Contact: Sandy Musice, mailto:smusice@lebanon-laclede.lib.mo.us
Phone: (417) 532-6697
Website: http://www.lebanon-laclede.lib.mo.us/index.htm
Address:
915 S. Jefferson Avenue
Lebanon, MO 65536
Programs: Family Literacy, ESOL, GED, Life Skills, and Inmate Literacy

Literacy Coalition of Southwest Missouri

Contact: Cheryl Teer, antcookie65779@yahoo.com
Address:
Route 2, Box 1663
Wheatland, MO 65779
Programs: Education and Family Development

Literacy Coalition of Southwest Missouri, Hickory County Project

Contact: Bill Arnold, tbha@juno.com
Phone: (417) 328-8418
Address:
Route 1, Box 178
Preston, MO 65732
Programs: Literacy Needs of Adults and Families in Rural Missouri, "Serving the Needs Where Needed"; GED Prep., adult literacy program, computer literacy program

Literacy Council of Clinton

Phone: (660) 885-2612
Address:
P.O. Box 772
Clinton, MO 64735
Programs: Adult & child tutoring, ESL

Literacy Investment For Tomorrow (LIFT) - Missouri

Contact: Tim O'Dea, todea@webster.edu
Phone: 1 - 800 729-4443 ext. 205
Website: literacy.kent.edu/~missouri/resources/flipq/flipq.html
Address:
815 Olive Street
Suite 22
St. Louis, MO 63101
Programs: Provides training and materials for educators and family literacy programs and improves literacy programs by integrating research proven practices into field.

Missouri State University Meyer Library: Curriculum Resource Center

Phone: 417-836-8757
Website: http://library.missouristate.edu/meyer/crc/index.htm
Physical Address:
Meyer Library, Room 215
850 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy
Springfield, MO 65897
Programs:Provides services and materials for students pursuing undergraduate or advanced degrees in areas of early childhood, elementary, and middle school education; guidance and counseling; library science; reading; special education; and secondary education. Large collection of books, software, CDs, DVDs, posters, and curriculum guides for lesson planning. Curriculum Kit area includes materials such as science and instruction kits, multimedia teaching programs, puppets, games, and books with manipulatives. Provides story-hour readings with the MSU Child Development Center on school breaks and in the summer.

Missouri State University Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic

Contact: Gayla Austin, Clinic Receptionist
Phone: 417-836-5275
Website: http://clinic.missouristate.edu/default.htm
Physical Address:
609 E. Cherry
Springfield, MO
Programs: Speech, Language, and Hearing screenings, evaluations, and therapy

OACAC Headstart

Phone: (417) 864-3457
Website: http://www.oacac-caa.org/hs/
Address:
215 S. Barnes Street
Springfield, MO 65802

Ozark Literacy Council-Mt. Vernon

Contact: Barbara Moore
Address:
1050 Kyler Road
Mt. Vernon, MO 65712

Ozarks Literacy Council (OLC)-Springfield

Contact: Paula Shumaker
Phone: 417-895-5632
Website: http://www.ozarksliteracycouncil.org/
Address:
430 South Avenue
Suite 200 (Great Southern Bank Bldg., 2nd Floor)
Springfield, MO 65806
Programs: Basic literacy tutoring one-on-one, GED prep., ESOL, etc.

Ozarks Technical Community College

Contact: Ramona George, georger@otc.edu
Phone: (417) 447-8861
Address:
1001 East Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802
Programs: Adult Literacy and Education, GED prep, ESL

Parents as Teachers (PAT)

Contact: mriley@spsmail.org
Phone: 417-523-1160
Website: http://www.parentsasteachers.org/
Address:
c/o Doling School
1423 W. Atlantic
Springfield, MO 65803
Programs: Administers the WEE Read program sponsored by the Friends of the Library. PAT staff distribute books and folders with information about the importance of reading to children, and a coupon to be redeemed for another book at any Springfield library branch.

Pat Jones YMCA

Phone: 417-881-1599
Website: http://www.ymcaspringfield.org/pat_jones.htm
Address:
1901 E. Republic Rd.
Springfield, MO 65804
Programs: Creative Writing Program where youth can explore creative writing from poetry to non-fiction to short stories.

Reading is Fundamental of Springfield Inc.

Contact: Mary Christiano, rifspringfieldmo@yahoo.com  
Phone: (417) 887-6235  
Website: http://www.rif.org 
Address:
PO Box 11253
Springfield, MO 65808
Programs: Provides free books and literacy resources to children and families to motivate children to read; generate community support for literacy.

RSVP Reading Buddies Program

Contact: Carol Scott, readingbuddyrsvp@yahoo.com
Phone: (417) 831-9696
Address:
627 N. Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65802
Programs: Opportunity to tutor/read to elementary children in the Springfield and surrounding districts that face literacy issues; free training and background check.

Springfield-Greene County Library

Contact: Nancee Dahms-Stinson, Youth Services Director
Phone: 417-883-5366 ext. 85
Website: http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/
Address:
4653 S. Campbell
PO Box 760
Springfield, MO 65801
Programs: WEE Read-promotes importance of reading to infants and preschoolers by providing books to families of children enrolled in area Parents as Teachers program; Preschool Storytime-varies by day of week with each location; Every Child Ready to Read-workshops for parents/caregivers of children birth-Kindergarten. Families receive a free book at end of workshop. This program is available in Greene County, as well as 5 area counties.

Springfield Public Schools

Contact: Denise Kelly, K-12 Communication Arts Curriculum Faciliator; dkelly@spsmail.org  
Phone: 417-523-5554 or 417-523-1125     
Address: 
Teft Center for Instruction  
1418 E. Pythian
Springfield, MO 65802
Programs: Provides a variety of programs and services such as reading recovery, early and upper literacy models, literacy descriptions, curriculum alignment chart and much more which can be found at the Springfield Public Schools website at http://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.org/

 

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