Oklahoma
- American Institute of Discussion
- Church Outreach Team Literacy Missions Ministries in Oklahoma
- Community Literacy Centers, Inc.
- Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
- Educational Opportunity Center
- Larry Jones International Ministries, Inc.
- Literacy Link, Inc.
- Literacy Resource Office
- Meadowood Baptist Church
- Mid-Del Adult Learning Center
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Oklahoma City Public Schools
- Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, Inc.
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County, Inc. (OIC)
- Payne Education Center
- Ralph Ellison Library
- Rose State College
- Rose State College (Reading Lab)
- St. Christopher's Episopal Church
- The Education and Employment Ministry (T.E.E.M.)
- Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center
American Institute of Discussion
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Daniel Blancher,
Director
4801 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Phone: (405) 840-9681
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 54516
Oklahoma City, OK 73154-1516
- Discussion materials for literacy students
- Offer training for discussion moderators
- Recommend a certain format for group discussion of literature
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Books / Materials Developed program for group discussion of literature, art, music, etc.
- The "Second Step" discussion program for "New Readers" uses materials that have been selected or adapted for the reading skills of advanced literacy students (adults).
- Most groups meet weekly
- All must read in advance in order to participate in the discussion
- Moderators are trained to simulate discussion with non-leading questions based on issues raised by the author(s)
- Moderators do not teach or lecture about the materials
- Participants are encouraged to think for themselves
Office Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 (noon) p.m.
Discussion Groups:
- Normally meet once a week for about an hour - call contact for specifics
- None.
- The "Second Step" program is funded by grants by is currently being offered free of charge to those interested
Church Outreach Team Literacy Missions Ministries in Oklahoma
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Fran Decordova,
Literacy Missions Consultant
fdex@aol.com
3401 N. Glenvalley Dr.
Midwest City, OK 73110-1305
Phone: (405) 737-7770
- English as a Second Language (ESL) (Conversational English)
- Basic literacy (adult reading & writing)
- Tutoring children and youth
- Spanish literacy (Alfalit)
Community Literacy Centers, Inc
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Riz White,
Executive Director
okcread@communityliteracy.com
5131 Classen Circle Ste. 204
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Website: communityliteracy.com
Phone: (405) 524-7323
Fax: (405) 608-0533
- Recruit, screen and enroll students in appropriate reading classes
- English as a Second Language classes (ESL)
- Tutor training / certification
- One-on-one instruction
- Classroom instruction
- Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Jennifer Burch
jburch@eoctech.org
4601 N. Choctaw Rd.
Choctaw, OK 73020-9017
Website: www.eoctech.edu
Phone: 405-390-5340
Fax: 405-390-9598
- My Skills Tutor
- A+ Learning
- Career Ready 101
- Call contact for days
- 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Educational Opportunity Center
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Teriki Barnes,
Director
tbarnes@se.edu
Educational Opportunity Center
Rogers State University
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK 74017-3259
Phone: 918-343-7761
- Academic and career counseling
- Assessment of academic level, interest, and / or aptitude testing
- Aptitude testing
- Provide information on available educational programs
- Financial aid and admissions information
- Assistance in completing financial aid and admission forms
- Referral to appropriate education program
Larry Jones International Ministries, Inc.
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Erin Carlstrom,
Director of Educational Partnerships
erincarlstrom@feedthechildren.org
333 N. Meridian
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-6507
Website: www.feedthechildren.org
Phone: (405) 945-4132
- H.E.L.P.
- Kids school basics
- Teacher store
- Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Or By Appointment
Literacy Link, Inc.
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
John Amicon,
Program Coordinator
litlink@gmail.com
Midwest City Library
8143 E. Reno Ave.
Midwest City, OK 73110-7501
Phone: (405) 732-2737
Fax: (405) 732-3572
- Laubach
- Voyager
- Challenger
- ESL
- Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Call for appointment
Literacy Resource Office
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Leslie Gelders,
Coordinator
leslie.gelders@libraries.ok.gov
200 N.E. 18th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298
Phone:
- (405) 522-3242
- (800) 522-8116 option 4
Fax:
- (405) 525-7804
- (800) 397-8116
Meadowood Baptist Church
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Lois Minton, Director
2816 N. Woodcrest Dr.
Midwest City, OK 73110-1541
Website: www.meadowoodfellowship.org
Email: mwbc@coxinet.net
Phone: (405) 737-7684
Fax: (405) 737-8214
- Provide English as a Second Language (ESL) for beginners, intermediate and advanced
- Conversational English
- Citizenship classes
- Drivers Education (upon request & approval - call contact)
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Delta Publishing
- Pearson Education
- Oxford Publishing
- Group
- One-on-one (available upon request and approval - call contact)
- Bi-lingual teachers available
Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- During the Midwest City & Del City school year.
Mid-Del Adult Learning Center
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Linda Dudek,
Director
ldudek@mid-del.k12.ok.us
607 W. Rickenbacker Dr.
Midwest City, OK 73110-5650
Phone: (405) 739-1783
Fax: (405) 739-1785
- Belle Isle Public Library
- Bethany High School
- Capitol Hill Church of God
- Choctaw Library
- Crooked Oak Schools
- Del City Community Center
- Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
- Edmond Central Middle School
- Edmond Public Library
- Exchange Baptist Church
- Francis Tuttle Technology Center
- Grace Lutheran Church
- Mid-Del Technology Center
- Midwest City Public Library
- Oklahoma City Community College
- Oklahoma County Detention Center
- Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City
- Putnam City Academy
- Putnam City Even Start
- Rose State College
- Southern Oaks Public Library
- Urban Impact, Britton, OK
- Vatterott College
- Village Public Library
- Warr Acres Public Library
- Western Oaks Middle School, Bethany
- Adult basic education
- GED prep classes
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Work-based education
- Family literacy
- Integrated English literacy and civics (citizenship)
- Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF)
- Corrections education
- Steck-Vaughn (GED and pre-GED)
- Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
- Rosetta Stone language program
- McGraw Hill / Contemporary (GED and pre-GED)
- New Readers Press
- Individualized instruction
- Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
- Classroom instruction
- Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- After-Hours: Answering Machine
- Must be a resident of Oklahoma
- Age 16 or older
- 16 or 17 years old, must have notarized written agreement between parent, guardian, or custodian and school administrator of the district in which applicant resides
Oklahoma City Community College
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Kim Jameson,
Dean of Arts & Humanities
kjameson@occc.edu
Dr. Brenda Harrison,
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
7777 S. May Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73159-4419
Phone: (405) 682-7558
- Communications lab
- Adult education / basic reading instruction
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- GED prep
- GED testing
- Monday - Thursday:8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Fee for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
- No charge for GED classes BUT there is GED test fee.
Oklahoma City Public Schools
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Dr. Ann Allen,
ALC Director
annallen@okcps.k12.ok.us
Rosalind Coleman,
GED Examiner
1320 Classen Dr.
Oklahoma City, OK 73103-2442
Phone: (405) 231-2053
Fax: (405) 231-2056
- Various Locations in Oklahoma County.
- Call contact person
- Adult basic education
- GED, reading, math, etc.
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Family literacy
- Work-based education
- Integrated English literacy and civics
- Temporary aid to needy families (TANF)
- Corrections education
- GED testing
- Individualized instruction
- Classroom instruction
- Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
- Dependent upon location
- Call contact or 405-231-2053
- GED Test Fee: $45.00
- GED Retest Fee: $30.00
- Must be a resident of Oklahoma
- Age 16 or older; if 16 or 17 years old, must have notarized written agreement between parent, guardian, or custodian and school administrator of the district in which applicant resides
Oklahoma Literacy Coalition, Inc
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Laura Taylor,
Director
laura@okliteracy.org
5830 NW Expressway, #196
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Phone: (580) 762-4580
- Oklahoma Literacy Coalition is a non-profit, statewide organization made up of literacy providers and those who support adult literacy
- We provide training and financial support for literacy organization and referrals to adult learners
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County, Inc. (OIC)
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
DesJean Jones,
Executive Director
djones@oicokc.org
3033 N. Walnut Ave.
East Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 235-2651
Fax: (405) 235-2653
- Adult basic education
- High School Diploma Prep
- Computer Training
- Tutoring
- Immigrant Training
- English
- Citizenship
- Job Placement
- Voyager / Endeavor
- Laubach
- Challenger
- One-on-one
- Small group
- Processing Fee: $10.00
- TANF Literacy Clients: Free
- Short Term Computer Classes $30.00, $50.00 and $75.00
- Adult basic education, GED and Diploma Prep must read on at least a 5th grade level
- Students must be 16 years of age
Payne Education Center
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Sarah England,
Office Manager
Sarah@PayneEducationCenter.org
10404 Vineyard Blvd., Ste. A
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Website: www.payneeducationcenter.org
Email: info@PayneEducationCenter.org
Phone: (405) 755-4205
Fax: (405) 755-4281
- Located in Oklahoma City, but training available on site across the state
- Volunteer Tutor Training
- Energizing Readiness (Pre - k)
- Navigate Kindergarten
- Resource and referral information regarding dyslexia
- Professional development for parents, tutors, and educators
- First Grade Foundations
- Structured Language Basics (2nd - 3rd)
Morphological Spelling and Vocabulary (4th - 6th) - Power Grammar and Composition (4th - 6th)
- Reading Comprehension (4th - 6th)
- Structured Multisensory Language Foundations (Reading Therapy level)
- Structured Literacy
- Explicit, Sequential and Cumulative Instruction
- Resource and Referral information at no charge
- Professional Development cost varies (call contact person)
Ralph Ellison Library
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Ann Meeks,
Manager
ameeks@metrolibrary.org
2000 N.E. 23rd St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111-3402
Phone: (405) 424-1437
Fax: (405) 424-1443
Community Literacy Centers
(405) 524-7323
- Improve Your Reading Skills
- Literacy Class for Adults
- One-on-One
- Group
Beginning Day: August 28, 2017
Monday and Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Rose State College
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Michael Driskill,
Supervisor, Enrollment
and Specialized Testing
mdriskill@hotmail.com
6420 S.E. 15th St.
Midwest City, OK 73110-2704
Website: www.rose.edu
Phone: (405) 733-7320
Fax: (405) 733-7952
- Reading Lab - Humanities room 117 (contact Athena Griffiths, Reading Lab Specialist)
- STEM Lab
- TOEFL preparation courses
Phone: 405-733-7392
- ACT testing
- ACT Residual
- CLEP
- DSST
- Next Generation Accuplacer
August - May:
- Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Summer:
- Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- ACT Residual: $45.00
- CLEP & DSST: $15.00
- Remote Accuplacer: $25.00
Rose State College (Reading Lab)
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Athena Griffiths,
Reading Specialist
Michael Driskill,
Supervisor
mdriskill@hotmail.com
6420 S.E. 15th St.
Midwest City, OK 73110-2704
Phone: (405) 736-0305
- Reading skills development
- Reading study skills I
- Reading study skills II
- Culture literacy and spelling
- Textbooks
- Science research associate lab materials
- Barnell Loft skills series
- Computers
- Reading levels grade 4 to college
- Teacher taught
- Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
- Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
St. Christopher's Episopal Church
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Mrs. Vinola Smith,
Literacy Teacher
Mrs. Thelma Anna Johnson,
Literacy Teacher
800 S. Midwest Blvd.
Midwest City, OK 73110-4730
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 10722
Midwest City, OK 73140-1722
Email: stchristophersmwc@coxinet.net
Phone: (405) 732-4802
- Church buildings
- Midwest City library
- Laubach method
- Literacy Link (agency through Midwest City library system)
The Education and Employment Ministry (T.E.E.M.)
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Kris Steele,
Executive Director
ksteele@teem.org
Haylie Webb
hwebb@teem.org
14 N.E. 13th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-1426
Website: www.teem.org
Phone: (405) 235-5671
Fax: (405) 235-5686
Mailing Address:
1501 N. Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
- Adult Basic Education
- GED Preparation
- Life Skills Classes
- Basic Computer Skills
- One-on-One
- Group
Workforce Oklahoma Career Connection Center
- Contacts
- Address and Phone
- Locations
- Services Offered
- Programs Used
- Methods Used
- Days and Hours of Operations
- Charges
- Restrictions
Ray Gollhofer,
Resource Room team leader
raygol@oklahomacounty.org
7401 N.E. 23rd St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73141-1420
Phone: (405) 713-1890
Fax: (405) 713-1898
- Pre-GED
- Adult basic education
- GED
- Reading
- Math
- Keyboarding
- Act preparation
GED and ABE Classes:
- Tuesday and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Pre-GED and adult basic education classes for TANF recipients:
- Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Reading and math tutor, ACT preparation and keyboarding, key padding by appointment only.