Make a difference - Become a Literacy Volunteer: Register now for Fall Training
Literacy New Jersey is dedicated to providing free, student-centered tutoring services to adults who struggle with reading, writing and speaking English. Registration is now open for its Fall 2017 Tutor Training classes.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
9/26, 9/28 and 10/10 will take place at the Cranford Community Center, 224 Walnut Ave, Cranford, NJ 07016
10/3 will take place at Summit High School, Kent Place Blvd, Summit, NJ 07901
10/7 will take place at the Elizabeth Public Library, 11 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ, 07202
After completing the five training sessions, volunteer tutors are matched with a small group of students from the growing waiting list of adults who need to improve their literacy skills. Tutors meet with their students in a public place, usually a Union County library, for 2 hours each week. New volunteers are asked to make a commitment of at least 50 hours.
LNJ provides ongoing supervision and support to tutors in the form of free Professional Development workshops on specific topics such as Health Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Financial Literacy, and ESL Conversation and Small Group Instruction.
To volunteer, you must be at least 18-years old, able to speak and read English and willing to tutor in Union County. You do not need to have any teaching experience and you do not need to speak a foreign language. The training will provide volunteers with techniques and strategies for working with adult learners, as well as sample instructional materials and activities.
There is a $45 non-refundable registration fee to cover the cost of materials distributed to new volunteers. For more information, or to register, please call Literacy New Jersey at 908-486-1777 or email Nancy Lama at nlama@literacynj.org.
