— LVL student
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry is now offering online tutor training. LVL will continue to offer full face-to-face training several times a year and in several locations. But we recognize that not everyone can make the scheduled trainings and this option will allow more tutors to be trained to meet the growing demand.
To get started, please contact the nearest Learning Center and schedule an appointment with a program manager.
- In Bluffton, call 815-6616 and talk to Deborah Wessel
- On Hilton Head Island, call 681-6655 and talk to Sharon Black
- In Beaufort, call 525-6658 and talk to Cindi Riley.
These staff members can provide you with orientation materials and a copy of the textbook, Tutor or I Speak English, depending on your choice of what kind of students you want to work with: Basic Literacy (reading and writing) or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). There is a $40 tutor registration fee, but scholarships are available.
Once you have been oriented, you may start your online training. Here is the link to the ProLiteracy Education Network: http://proliteracyednet.org/articles.asp?mcid=2&cid=24. You will see a list of courses. These are the ones that are recommended for basic literacy (reading and writing) tutor training:
- Working with Adult Literacy Learners
- Principles of Adult Learning
- Understanding the Reading Process
- The Language Experience Approach
- Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Adult Literacy Learners
- Writing Without Fear
If you want to work with students who are learning to speak English (ESOL or EL), then complete these courses:
- Principles of Adult Learning
- Culture and English Language Learners
- Volunteering in English Language Learner Literacy Classes
- Using a Problem Posing Approach for Authentic Language Learning
- Using the Newspaper in Adult Literacy and ESL instruction
- The Language Experience Approach
- Assembling an ESL Toolbox (a great resource to download and read).
ProLiteracy Education Network Course Enrollment Process
Enrolling In a New Course:
1. Click on a course title. You will see the course description.
2. Click on the "Register to this Course" link to enroll.
3. A new window will open. Click on the "Confirm" button to enroll in the course.
◦If you are new to ProLiteracy Education Network, click on the "Register Now" link and complete the form as indicated. You will create your own unique username and password as part of the registration process.
◦If you have already taken a ProLiteracy Education Network course and want to enroll in a new course, type in your already established username and password and click the Log On button.
4. A Registration Statement will appear. Print it out for your records.
5. Click on the Begin button at the bottom of the page.
6. Click on the title of the course.
7. Click on the Begin button.
Once you have completed these courses, contact your program manager about scheduling a session on goal-setting and lesson planning. This will complete your training and you should be ready to tutor adults in basic literacy or English for speakers of other languages.
