Adult Reading and Writing Ministries

Nearly one-third of adults in the United States have difficulty reading and writing at a function level. Life is difficult in a number of ways for struggling readers.

• Job prospects are limited
• Family relationships suffer
• Medical instructions are often difficult to follow
• The Bible is inaccessible.

Learn more about the effects of adult illiteracy in this article published by On Mission Magazine.

Equip your ministry volunteers to share Jesus.

The Adult Reading and Writing Basic Workshop equips local church volunteers to intentionally share the Gospel with adult low-level readers. It addresses:

• Adult Reading and Writing Ministry as a missions outreach of the church
• Organizing an Adult Reading and Writing Ministry
• Understanding adult low-level readers
• Definition of reading
• Choosing reading material
• Using the Bible to teach an adult to read
• Creating lesson plans from any reading material
• Introduction to high school equivalency
• Helping students who learn differently
• Sharing Jesus with students

Adult Reading and Writing Basic Workshops are led by trainers who have been certified through the National Literacy Missions Partnership (NLMP) using North American Mission Board/Send Relief materials. Contact the NLMP for more information. Workshop leaders are also involved in adult literacy ministries.

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