Tutor Information
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Other Tutoring Opportunities.
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BECOMING A TUTOR: What's it all about?
What is a SCOLA tutor?
A SCOLA tutor is a volunteer who has at least a high school diploma, is able to
read and write, and has the time and the patience to teach someone else, and who
provides confidential, one-to-one or small group tutoring to adult non-readers,
both native and foreign-born, in basic reading, writing, conversation, and life
skills.
How do I become a tutor?
You must complete all five sessions of a 16-hour workshop to be certified as a
ProLiteracy Tutor. The certification is valid nationwide. The workshop is
available on VHS or DVD for individual training.
I have more questions.
Please call Mary Ann Tolerico, Program Coordinator, at 570-346-6203, extension
15, for further information or to start training.
Other tutoring opportunities:
ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Partner: The purpose of this
volunteer opportunity is to give SCOLA ESL students a chance to use the English
they are learning in class in an ordinary, everyday conversational setting. We
will pair you with a student from one of over 40 countries represented at SCOLA
and ask that you meet with your student once a week for only one hour (more if
you would like or are able to). The length of commitment is up to you; however,
it would be most helpful to your student and to SCOLA if you could continue for
at least six months (approximately 24 hours). With more than 425 students
attending SCOLA every year, constant rescheduling can become a serious problem
for both SCOLA and our students.
ESL (English as a Second Language) Telephone Conversation Partner: Opportunity
similar to the Conversation Partner except conversation is practiced over the
telephone using scripted material and/or general topics of interest to the
student. Speaking English and understanding English on the telephone constitutes
a major fear for ESL students and one in which they could use a lot of practice.
Here, the time commitment drops to one-half hour per week (again, more if you
would like or are able to).
ESL (English as a Second Language) Special Topic Tutor: This opportunity
would involve teaching one topic to a group of ESL students for a specific
period of time. We are currently looking for a tutor to teach citizenship to
interested students for two hours once a week for two months (16 hours total).
All resources would be provided for you.
ESL (English as a Second Language) Field Trip Guide: This opportunity would
involve accompanying a small group of ESL students for a lesson to points of
interest in this area, including but not limited to, Nay Aug Park and the tree
house, McDade Park and the coal mine tour, the grocery store, a bank, the post
office, Wal-Mart, the farmer's market, and so forth...perhaps even a scavenger
hunt! Of course, we are open to any interesting suggestions you might have.
Links
Below is a link
to Verizon’s Literacy University. It is a free site designed by Verizon to
assist literacy councils in training volunteers. There are “pre” service
courses that will answer a lot of your questions. Don’t let the word courses
deter you from trying it out. Each course/presentation takes 45 minutes to an
hour to complete. VLU also keeps track of the courses you take so that when you
go back, you don’t have to try and remember what you already watched.
Verizon Literacy Network - Free Online Courses
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ACTIVE TUTORS: TUTOR TIPS AND FORMS
Contact Staff
Having a problem getting something across to your student? For
instructional help or general teaching questions, contact the Program
Coordinator, Mary Ann Tolerico, by
e-mail or call 346-6203 ext. 15.
If you would like a form not available
below, e-mailed to you,
e-mail Mary Ann Tolerico using
this link and she will e-mail the form back to you.
To update your e-mail address in order to receive current news, click
here.
For schedule of tutor trainings, in-services, and events go to
Calendar of Events.
FORMS
Tutors: To make
reporting easier and more efficient, we have revamped and reduced the number of
calendar options. Please discontinue using the old forms.
CALENDARS
1 to 1 Calendar
Group Calendar
Conversation Partner
OTHER FORMS
Student Goal Sheet
ESL Civics Calendar
TUTOR LINKS TO INFORMATION FOR
STUDENTS
Literacy
Verizon Literacy Network - Free Online Courses
Reading Activities
California Distance Learning Project
How To Improve Reading Comprehension
Lesson Plans
The Teacher's Corner
Educational Theory
Northern Illinois University article about Reading and Cognative Development
Lewis & Clark College List of links about Reading
Children of The Code
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NOTE:
*This link was
mentioned in the ProLiteracy America Administrator’s Listserv. We found it
very interesting. However, we must note that we cannot determine who wrote or
sponsors the page.
SCOLA Staff
If you
have a favorite link to share,
please
email it to our webmaster at
tfink3@comcast.net
and we
will give you credit on our
website
for submitting the link!
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