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Continuing Education

In nearly every major city of the United States, there are continuing education programs for adults and families to increase their knowledge base. In many cases, this is not only toward practical skills, but also to help with the adult literacy problem. These classes allow adults that have the same issue of not being able to read or write to meet and improve these basic skills without any fear of shame. While these continuing education and literacy programs can be found across the country, the majority are located in regions that have high percentages of immigrants and other ethnic minorities that have come to America.

In a full continuing education school for adults, the literacy programs are only one aspect of the complete education. A person that is enrolled in these types of schools can not only gain reading and writing skills, but can also learn trade skills that can be used in a job environment. In addition, many of the courses are related to family education and stressing the major importance of literacy skills. In this manner, going to a continuing education program for adults works to fix the literacy problem while at the same time instilling a positive attitude towards reading.

Many of the continuing education and literacy programs are offered for free to residents of a certain geographical area. An example of this would be the courses that are offered by the public library in the city of Los Angeles. For members of the local community, there are many free resources that can be utilized, including adult tutors, teacher led courses, and videos that can be rented from the public library and watched at home. By improving the literacy rate of the area, the city is able to improve the lives and pay levels of its residents.