Literacy Volunteers of Methuen Tutor Orientation
Posted by Common on Mar 1, 2010 in Benefits, Community • No comments
If reading this is easy for you, won’t you please help someone who can’t read it at all?
Volunteer to be a tutor for the Literacy Volunteers of Methuen.
The Nevins Memorial Library has partnered with the Methuen Adult Learning Center and the Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts to develop an adult literacy program to bring free, private, flexible, individualized instruction to adults in the community who are struggling everyday with basic reading and language problems. The waiting list for classroom programs in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Basic Education (ABE) is long and so we are offering this alternative program to help those individuals who, for one reason or another, are unable to commit to those programs.
Volunteers need only be high school graduates and be fluent English speakers. While previous teaching experience and foreign language abilities may be a bonus they are not required to become a tutor. We will provide training, materials, tutoring space and ongoing support if you will commit only 8 hours a month to tutoring a needy student. We do ask that you take an 18 hr. training course spread over 6 weeks and commit to nine months as a tutor. Please contact Sue Jefferson 978 686-4080 x32 to reserve a spot in the orientations and/or trainings. You must have attended an orientation to be admitted to the training sessions.
Tutor Orientation:
Tuesday, April 6, 7-8 pm
Thursday, April 8, 10–11am
Saturday, April 17, 10-11am
ESOL Tutor Trainings (English for speakers of Other Languages)
Wednesday, April 21, & 28, 6:30-9:30 pm
Wednesday, May 5, 12, 19, & 26, 6:30-9:30 pm
Tutors must attend one orientation session and each of the training dates. For more info contact Sue, 978 686-4080 x32 or LitVolMeth@gmail.com
