Tutor Training Program Blueprint
Each tutor is expected to complete 12 hours of training within one year of registration.
Tutor Training Team members:
Staff:Barb Averill, Sara Beech
Qualified Volunteers:Susan Randow, Maggie Davis, Michelle Guilluame
Training Phase ONE (required for ALL tutors): Trainee selects and attends from the following menu of options: pre-registration is required (let us know if you plan to attend) Weekly Community Connect classes (2 hours each) (*schedule is below), Maine LV Affiliates ZOOM Training (1 each)(inquire for schedule), Proliteracy.Org Webinar (1-2 h each), Special project. Training Phase TWO: (required only for Individual tutors): Four (2 hour) sessions of our Tutor Training Series (total 8 hours))see below After phase two is completed, the tutor may be ready to be matched with an individual student. See Match Protocol. |
Tutor Training Series
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Tutor Training Series program Schedule:
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Tutor Training Series Agenda First Class: What does it mean to be an adult learner and to be a tutor? Answer this question: What is reading?
Second Class: Specific literacy training-Language Experience Approach, Sight words (Sight words are 300 most used words in written text) , Reading Strategies (habits), and Writing
Third Class: Goal setting and Portfolios (assessment), Lesson Planning
Fourth Class: (A scheduled one on one meeting with staff about specifically Getting started with a student) |
Initial considerations for a tutor:
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Beginning place for Individual tutoring partnerships once matched
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