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Volunteers Tutor In-Service Training Modules
Literacy
Volunteers of the Lowcountry is offering their trained tutors
the opportunity to hone their skills and be recertified as
tutors by completing training modules via the Internet. More
modules will be added in the future, so check back here often
to keep up with the latest learning opportunities.
**NEW**
Click
here to complete the pre-GED/GED module.
This module is suitable for any LVL tutor but particularly
relevant to those working with students who want have the
GED as a long-term goal.
Click
here to
complete a module on learning disabilities. This module
is suitable for tutors working with basic literacy students
as well as those who work with ESOL students.
Click
here
to complete a module on using games with an ESOL small
group or class.
Click
here
to complete a module on the National Institute for Literacy's
Equipped for the Future Initiative. EFF is a framework
to help tutors and teachers plan effective, real-world lessons
for their adult students.
Click
here
to complete a module on health literacy. This module
is for basic literacy and ESOL tutors.
Click
here to complete a module on using the newspaper
with your students. This module is for basic literacy
and ESOL tutors.
ProLiteracy
America and Verizon have teamed up to provide literacy resources
to affiliates and individuals who are interested in working
toward a more literacy society. Click
here to go the Verizon Literacy Campus
and choose one of the following courses listed under "Courses
for Existing Volunteers". Any of these courses will
count towards your tutor recertification.
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Organizers:
- Tools
for Instructors and Students
- Writing
Without Fear
- Culture
and English Language Learners
- Citizenship:
Teaching U.S. Civics for the Exam
- Family
Literacy: The Intergenerational Approach to Learning
Each of
these courses are self-paced and take either 30 or 45 minutes
to complete. The courses are free, but require you to complete
a quick registration.
Please come back here and email
us when you have finished a course and let
us know how you liked it and what you learned.
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