[TV411] has given me a learning style and a way to study. It has taught me how to go about things after being out of school for 20-25 years.
- adult learner

TV411 serves adults who read at the pre-GED (5th to 8th grade) level and want to improve their reading, writing, and math skills. Typically, they are motivated by educational, career, and personal goals, such as earning a GED, qualifying for a better job, or effectively managing their family’s finances and healthcare.

Of the 70 million Americans who fit this description, most cannot attend a class due to the demands of work and childcare. Just about all of them, however, have a television and, increasingly, access to Computers and the Internet. Tapping the popularity of this medium, we created TV411, the nationally broadcast television series which reaches adults in their homes. Through our grassroots distribution system, we have also brought TV411 video to adults enrolled in programs as diverse as GED prep, job readiness and health and financial literacy. TV411 In Print and TV411 Online, as well as an array of teacher resources, such as lesson plans and thematic literacy kits, reinforce the skills and strategies covered in the television show.

TV411 will help tremendously in moving people from welfare to work.
Our students won't have to give up learning for work. They can learn
at home after work.
- Dr. Randy Whitfield, State Director of Adult Education, North Carolina