Family Learning Institute - Ann Arbor, Michigan

2010 Spelling Bee Info!

Our Mission:

The Family Learning Institute provides low income students in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti who are performing below grade level a no cost supplemental academic program, guided by one-on-one tutoring, that incorporates the tools for becoming successful learners.

Free of charge, The Family Learning Institute offers:

One-on-one reading/math instruction in a private setting with a trained tutor.
Reading, writing and math assessments.
An individualized reading and writing instruction plan for 3rd-8th grade students.
An individualized math instruction plan for students in grades 4 through 7.
Public speaking and computer experiences.
Book giveaway program.
A student library for students, tailored to reading levels.
Summer program to maintain academic skills.
A place to be with and relate to other children like themselves.

FLI Recognized as Best Practices Organization in a landmark Carnegie Literacy Study

In January, 2010, the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy released a landmark study on nationwide efforts to improve adolescent literacy. The study recognized FLI as an organization featuring best practices in advancing adolescent literacy. This study is further testimony to the successes we have with the children that we serve at FLI.

Click here to read the Carnegie study.

Click here to go to the Carnegie web site to learn more.

FLI Programs

In order to provide these services, the FLI relies on the community, volunteers, and donors.

For more information about our program, click here: FLI Programs

For more information about volunteering for our program, click here: Volunteer Opportunities

For more information about donating to our program, click here: Donating to FLI

Upcoming Events

First Gens Workshop

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 1pm - 2:30pm
At FLI

Are you thinking about college? How can I go to college? Come and here from "First Gens" - students at University of Michigan who are the first ones from their family to ever attend college. They will give helpful advice, tips about high school, and how to make it to college when nobody thinks you can.

This event is free, and snacks will be provided. Call Amy at 734-995-6816 for more info.

FLI Spelling Bee

Friday, June 4, 2010 - 7pm
Washtenaw Community College - Morris Lawrence Building

The FLI Spelling Bee is FLI's major fundraising event of the year. Save the Date for now, and check back here for more details.

Click here for your 2010 Spelling Bee Registration Form

Breaking News! A landmark Carnegie study released in January, 2010 features FLI as a model organization for improving adolescent literacy.

FLI 2010 Spelling Bee - June 4, 2010 - Save The Date - This is our big fundraiser for the year. We hope you can join us!

"Since 1983, more than 10 million Americans reached
the 12th grade without
having learned to read at a basic level. In the same period, more than 6 million Americans dropped out of high school altogether."

A Nation Still at Risk,
United States
Dept. of Education, 1999

"The educational careers of
25 to 40 percent of
American children are imperiled because they don't read well enough, quickly enough, or easily enough."

Committee on Preventing Reading Difficulties
in Young Children,

National Research Council, 1998

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