Minnesota Literacy Council - Reading, Writing, and GED Tutor Pre-Service Training


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Reading, Writing, and GED Tutor Pre-Service Training

This training is for volunteers who want to work one-to-one with an English-speaking adult student, with an advanced ESL adult student, or with a student preparing for the GED.

What You'll Learn
This training will give you the tools to become a successful tutor. You'll learn valuable strategies for teaching sight reading, spelling, phonics, comprehension, and writing. You’ll also gain a greater understanding of some of the challenges your learner may face when trying to learn to read and write. Learn how to:

Assess your student's reading and writing skills
Establish academic and real-life reading and writing goals with your student
Use textbooks to meet your student's literacy goals
Teach sight reading and spelling to meet your student's immediate needs
Help your student develop comprehension and critical reading skills
Plan lessons that meet your student's needs
Find the many teaching resources available to volunteer tutors

You’ll receive resources such as the Reading Tutor Manual which has background information on a variety of topics, activity ideas and sample lesson plans, plus ongoing access to in-service workshops and supplemental tutoring materials.

Reading, Writing, and GED Tutor Pre-Service Training Schedule

The training is 12 hours in total, divided into three or four sessions. Attendance at all 12 hours is required to receive the Tutor Certificate. Our Reading, Writing, and GED Tutor Pre-service Training Schedule will open as a pdf document for easy viewing and printing.

July - December Reading, Writing and GED Training Schedule

January - June Reading, Writing, and GED Training Schedule

To register online, click here.

Tutor trainees who will be volunteering in the state of Minnesota pay a nominal $30 registration fee. Individuals who will not be volunteering their time and/or who will be tutoring outside of Minnesota pay $50. Some scholarships are available for volunteers.

For More Information
For more information, please e-mail Bailey Craft or call 651-645-2277, Ext. 241.