Get Help

Get Help

Our students come from all walks of life and have a variety of needs.

 

How we can help you

Read Write Now (RWN) offers free literacy tutoring to adults seeking to improve their reading, writing, digital skills, and everyday numeracy skills.

Confidential 1:1 tutoring provides adult learners with a unique opportunity to improve their skills in a private, safe environment, so they can gain new confidence and are able to participate more fully at work and everyday life.

People who’ve engaged with RWN have reported their experience of increased confidence, better learning outcomes, and financial independence. 

 

FREE ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING

Adult learners meet with a trained RWN tutor for about an hour and a half each week in a public venue or online. Tutoring sessions are tailored to individual needs, goals and circumstances.

EMPLOYMENT & JOB APPLICATION

The right job needs the right skills.
Read Write Now can help provide the life skills needed to ensure employability.

  • Getting or retaining a job by improving literacy and computer skills
  • Assisting with resume writing and job applications
  • Helping with career change and job search
  • Improving chances for promotion

 

STUDY SUPPORT

Studying can be challenging, so it’s important that students access the assistance and support that they need.

  • Improving reading, writing, maths, computer and study skills
  • Helping with academic writing skills
  • Managing study workload and meeting deadlines
  • Supporting disadvantaged learners and students with learning difficulties
  • Get the confidence and support to enrol in a course for the first time or return to study Read More

 

DIGITAL & COMPUTER SKILLS

Read Write Now tutoring improves confidence in using digital technology. This can create a greater sense of independence, provides access to more services and reduces the feelings of loneliness and isolation.

 

MATHS & NUMERACY SKILLS

Poor numeracy skills and a limited understanding of numbers, fractions and multiplication might make it difficult to tackle many aspects of modern life. For example, borrowing money or addressing household budgeting can be challenging if you can’t read the words and numbers.

 

YOUTH SUPPORT

Read Write Now assist young adults aged 18 years and over to improve their literacy skills. Individualised one on one study sessions are a fast track to success by:

  • Catering for varying abilities and backgrounds
  • Providing pathways to skill development, employment and to mainstream education options
  • Improving student engagement
  • Being flexible, caring, supportive and non-judgemental building on the learner’s existing skills and knowledge

 

APPRENTICE SUPPORT 

It is a common misconception that only some vocational pathways require language, literacy, numeracy
and digital literacy skills (LLND), known as foundational skills.

Whilst for some pathways higher foundational skills are needed, foundational skills benefit all workers
by improving business understanding, competency, performance and productivity.

Read Write Now supports apprentices in the completion of their qualifications. Read more

GET PARENTS READING

RWN can help parents overcome their reading and/or literacy barrier to help their children. Children who see reading modelled in their home are more likely to read.

 

TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY LIFE

  • Read a book, newspaper, newsletter - sometimes for the first time in their life
  • Obtain a driver's licence
  • Fill out form - in print and online
  • Do your own banking
  • Help with dyslexia

REGIONAL TUTORING

Read Write Now operates in metropolitan and regional areas (Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Esperance, Geraldton, Katanning, … ) across Western Australia.

Tutoring session are either face-to-face or online using services such as Zoom, WhatsApp, GoogleMeet, etc.

 

The Read Write Now program is funded by the Department of Training and Workforce Development to assist adults aged 18 years and over to improve their literacy skills. Adults from overseas need to be permanent residents of Australia with reasonable spoken English. The Program is only available in Western Australia.

    If you are keen to become an adult learner, know someone who would like to become an adult learner, or would just like more information,
    call us on 1800 018 802 or fill out the student application form

     

    Call 1800 018 802