In 1953, a Project for the Integration of New Immigrants from Eastern Europe was organized at the request of the Ford Foundation within the framework of the Welfare and Health Council of New York City. The purpose was to make available to highly educated refugees from Soviet-dominated countries and their families community services which would…

Provides guidelines on the recruitment, training, and support of volunteer tutors and their students, drawing on the Student-Centered Individualized Learning model developed by Frontier College in Canada. The guidelines are intended for both community organizers and education professionals. (six references) (Author/LB)

The two documents in this packet both focus on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) tutoring in the Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, area. The bibliography contains approximately 275 references categorized as follows: integrated texts; language skills (separate sections on grammar, pronunciation, and listening); idioms; reading and writing;…

A handbook for workshop leaders of the Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. (LVA), is presented. The leaders present LVA's Tutor Training workshops. Contents concern the following: qualifications required of workshop leaders; the needs of workshop trainees and methods to meet their needs; the basic tools that the workshop leader must understand…

The background and services of the New York City School Volunteer Program, which serves as a model for similar programs established in other parts of the country and abroad, are described. The volunteers serve on all grade levels, K-12, mainly in the areas of reading improvement and English as a second language. Assigned only to those schools…

Explains the creation of a kindergarten volunteer program that helped identify students' level of technology skills. Notes that several workshops were held to explain what the kindergarten volunteers were to do in the classrooms. Proposes that the volunteers' help has caused the children (many of whom come from non-English-speaking backgrounds) to…

Practical suggestions for the use of volunteers in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom, and strategies for planning the volunteer role, are offered. Nine potential roles for the volunteer are outlined, with specific recommendations for activities and topic areas that the volunteer can undertake. These include: classroom monitor,…

This booklet is designed to provide basic program information to volunteer teachers of English as a Second Language. The location and schedule of classes, and the range of classes offered at the International Institute of St. Louis are included in the booklet. Also included are a description of teacher aides and volunteer teachers; a chart of the…

Designed for volunteer coordinators in Olympic College's Adult Education Volunteer Classroom Assistant Project, this handbook provides a rationale for each of the coordinators' responsibilities and details procedures for carrying out these functions. Section I provides an overview of the role of the volunteer coordinators, who are responsible for…

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.…

Given the fact that many Peace Corps volunteers have a conflict between what they have been trained to do (i.e., teach English) and what they want to do, this paper examines cultural issues such as learners' values faced by language teachers. Strategies are suggested. (LB)

This report describes the British Voluntary Service Organization (VSO) training model and its implications for teacher education. VSO posts teachers with experience in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or mainstream education to teacher training posts in countries in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. All volunteers must participate first in a…

This guidebook is specifically designed for volunteers involved in helping children learn to read. Originally published in 1965, this new edition focuses on reading education as it is expected to be in the 1980s. The information included takes a volunteer from the first meeting through diagnosis and treatment of specific problems to feedback,…

This booklet is a step-by-step explanation of how Gloucester County, Virginia, developed a solid and effective affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America. It begins with a history of People Organized for Worthwhile Education of Residents (Project POWER). A discussion follows of the planning for this 1-year program for the development of a support…

Designed for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors at Olympic College, this handbook provides information on the college's efforts to train volunteers as classroom assistants in ABE/ESL education, as well as guidelines for working with volunteers. The first section of the handbook provides background on the…