Welcome!

We would love to help you learn to speak, read, and write English. If you have trouble completing the application, please feel free to email us.

¡Bienvenido!

Estaremos encantados de ayudarte a hablar, leer y escribir en inglés. Si tienes problemas completando la aplicación, por favor escríbenos.

Developing Skills for the Workplace

Looking for a new career is difficult, especially for English Language Learners.  There is so much to learn and navigate to acquire the skills needed to be competitive in the workplace.  If you are tutoring someone who is looking to change jobs or improve their...

How long does it take to learn English as an adult?

We are often asked how long an adult should take to learn a new language.  Many of us have heard that it’s easier for children to learn to speak a new language but what about an adult?  Cruising the internet, you find ads that promise to teach you a new language...

Family Literacy Matters

 Thanks to a generous planning grant from the Kislak Foundation through the Florida Literacy Coalition, Manatee Literacy has launched two family literacy classes.  The first program is in collaboration with another local non-profit, Parenting Matters.  Our Program...

Sydia’s Presentation on Venezuela

The Learners in our “Confident Conversation” classes are encouraged to create and share presentations about their home countries. Here Sydia shares a wonderful presentation about Venezuela. Thank you,...

Party in the Park – 2022

  Party In the Park Our second annual “Party in the Park” was a blast!  We had a picnic, played games, and learned so much about each other!  Thank you to Terri and Simon for hosting, and all of you that brought yummy treats and smiles for this...

May Tutor Tea

The May Tutor Tea was well attended, including by new tutors Elaine Walsh and Yvette Francino. Welcome, Elaine and Yvette! In our introductions, tutors shared a moment from the last month that moved them. Touching stories galore.  Board of Directors president and...