J. TUTOR TRAINING

A quality adult literacy program offers tutors a comprehensive training program which is presented using a variety of instructional techniques and group formats.

a) The following conditions support the above statement. Please check those which apply to your program.

Tutor training includes:

___ history of and need for the local program;
___ the literacy situation elsewhere (province, Canada, etc.);
___ definitions of literacy;
___ program's philosophy or mission statement;
___ program's goals for current year;
___ program's expectations of volunteer tutors;
___ available resources and support services;
___ characteristics of adult learners;
___ how adults learn;
___ ethics of the tutoring relationship;
___ current knowledge about reading and writing processes based on research literature and practice;
___ use of different instructional strategies and techniques related to differences in adult needs, experiences, interests and learning styles;
___ how to plan tutoring sessions;
___ how to check on progress and evaluate learning;
___ how to use and or create instructional or other materials consistent with the program's philosophy;
___ supervised initial tutoring experiences;
___ use of a variety of instructional techniques and group formats to encourage trainee participation in the training.

b) Given your response(s) in (a), circle the number of the following statement which best applies to your program.

5. Program includes all of the above elements in its tutor training.
4. Training includes thirteen to sixteen of the above elements.
3. Training includes nine to twelve of the above elements.
2. Training includes five to eight of the above elements.
1. Training includes less than five of the above elements.

c) What steps could you realistically expect to accomplish within the next year to improve in this area?

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d) What assistance will you require to accomplish the above?

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