Creating Learning Partners: A facilitator’s guide for training effective adult literacy tutors

Activity B

Background of our program

This is an opportunity to show the best features of your program. If you have any awards or are involved in annual events, share them with your potential volunteers. Even if they decide not to be tutors, they may be willing to help with events or other projects.

Use brochures or other media information to explain your program. This is a good time to help community members get a better understanding of your program.

Some programs only offer one-to-one tutoring for literacy and ESL; other programs offer a variety of services to the community. If your program is quite complex, it might be a good idea to use some type of schema to show relationships.

This background information will give tutors the bigger picture of the program and its community context. After this, you will look more closely at the actual people who use your program.

Discussion, viewing objects
Materials and equipment Anything that shows your program’s accomplishments, such as awards, certificates, resources published, or special recognition Program brochure Preparation Gather any objects or articles you have that you want to share. Become familiar with your program’s history: when it was first organized, highlights over the years, and so on. Review any goals or objectives of your program. If necessary, develop a graphic or schema that shows your program in the context of the larger community and that explains its relationship with other groups, individuals and agencies. STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS Give a brief history of your program, including any program highlights or accomplishments. Show any objects that demonstrate your program’s accomplishments. Discuss any visions, goals or objectives your program may have. Give an overview of the programs you offer (e.g., adult one-to-one tutoring, family literacy, small classes). Many potential volunteers want to know about your connections to the community and the province. Tell them where you get your program funding and share information about any partnerships you have within your community.

Discussion, viewing objects

Materials and equipment

Anything that shows your program’s accomplishments, such as awards, certificates, resources published, or special recognition

Program brochure

Preparation

Gather any objects or articles you have that you want to share.

Become familiar with your program’s history: when it was first organized, highlights over the years, and so on.

Review any goals or objectives of your program.

If necessary, develop a graphic or schema that shows your program in the context of the larger community and that explains its relationship with other groups, individuals and agencies.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

Give a brief history of your program, including any program highlights or accomplishments. Show any objects that demonstrate your program’s accomplishments.
Discuss any visions, goals or objectives your program may have.
Give an overview of the programs you offer (e.g., adult one-to-one tutoring, family literacy, small classes).
Many potential volunteers want to know about your connections to the community and the province. Tell them where you get your program funding and share information about any partnerships you have within your community.