Describes Portland Community College's Volunteer Tutoring Program and its role in adult basic education, developmental instruction, home instruction, and supplementary basic skills assistance. Includes information on tutor recruitment and training and tips for volunteer tutors. (DMM)

Designed for volunteers in Olympic College's Adult Education Volunteer Classroom Assistant Project, this handbook discusses volunteer tutors' roles, characteristics of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) students, suggested teaching techniques, tips for working with instructors, and college policies and regulations.…

Materials are provided on an adult right-to-read program for Collin County developed by the Allen Independent School District Community Education department. Narratives by the district coordinator, program director, and volunteer director set forth administrative considerations, general guidelines, information on evaluations and tutor training, a…

An overview is provided of the benefits and problems associated with using faculty members with classroom teaching duties as volunteers in college-sponsored writing centers outside the classroom environment. First, benefits for the school administration, the students, and the volunteer faculty tutors are outlined. These benefits include the…

The goal of this program was to reach an unserved group of non-literate adults with limited English proficiency through the provision of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) tutoring by local library and community literacy programs. Nine area resource teachers and a master teacher trainer provided training for 211 teachers and volunteer tutors who,…

This paper outlines a model for delivering small group literacy to adult learners. The model provides an implementation plan consisting of four steps: preparing for a group, getting started with a group, developing the group, and bringing the cycle to a close. Suggestions for implementation are provided for each of the four steps. Information…

This guide, which is addressed to community-based organizations desiring to start or expand existing adult literacy programs, deals with recruiting and training volunteer literacy tutors. Outlined in the guide are strategies for expanding community outreach efforts (identifying who needs help and where help is typically obtained, learning from…

This book provides guidance and practical information for the organization of a volunteer tutoring program. Three sections take supervisors through each step of the program, including: publicizing, obtaining funding, establishing roles of each team member, training volunteers in effective tutoring, and assessing each student's and tutor's…

This guidebook has been compiled to help school staff and community volunteers implement one-to-one friendships with students needing special attention. High-need disadvantaged youth, talented and gifted students, and adolescents having a temporarily difficult time in their lives can all benefit from mentoring. The mentor program for which this…

Intended for volunteers in community literacy programs, one-on-one tutors, or parents who want to support classroom learning, this book presents tutoring ideas, teaching activities, and evaluation suggestions. The book guides tutors as they teach students to become independent learners and shows tutors how to provide support but not "do"…

In Knoxville, Illinois, high school students are learning child care skills, helping teachers, and saving the schools money. The aim of the program is to teach high school students responsibility. (Author/TE)

William McKinley Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has a parent volunteer program called FOCUS that targets average students who are not doing well academically. Program goals are to improve students' organizational skills, help them complete homework assignments, and reteach and preview lessons to increase understanding, so that students will…

Discusses three principles for use by volunteer tutors to use in monitoring children's oral reading: (1) maintaining an adequate pace in the lesson, (2) helping students make sense of what they read, and (3) helping the student to read what is actually on the page. (FL)

The aim of this booklet is to provide guidelines for community involvement in elementary school educational programs. Included are a list of objectives for volunteer programs; a statement of school board policy on volunteers in Muskogee, Oklahoma schools; a teacher request form for volunteer services; an information sheet for volunteers; a list of…

Student tutoring has proven itself effective both in providing role models and academic assistance. This package was produced to provide encouragement, guidance, and support for all involved with student tutoring programs, including coordinators, teachers, and the student tutors themselves. An introduction explains tutoring and its benefits, with…