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Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Download full textHirsch, Linda – 1988
Focusing on English as a second language (ESL) students' cognitive difficulties in content courses, a study evaluated the Retention Exemplary Model Project for 1986-87 of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. The project's goal was to help advanced and post-ESL students acquire the language and cognitive skills required to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency
Green, Muriel – 2001
This document, which draws on the findings of a survey of further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom and case studies of 9 FE colleges, presents good practices for managers of tutoring programs and tutors. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the changing role of tutors in the post-16 sector and the importance of recruiting, training, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Johnston, Joyce D.; Palmatier, Robert A. – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1976
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Teaching One-to-One: A Diagnostic Approach to Beginning Tutoring. Instructional Concept Guide No. 2.
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any time of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Green, Karen Reed; And Others – 1985
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…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
