Combined Literacy Tutor Training Workshops
Our tutor-training program is a comprehensive 18-hour course designed to prepare volunteers to teach essential language skills to adults. We teach volunteers how to assess the life and literacy skills that adult students already have, how to determine which ones they want and need to acquire in order to overcome the obstacles they face, and how to design a plan of study that will help them achieve their goals. Along the way trainees discover how basic language is acquired, how adults learn effectively, and which techniques are most useful in developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for students of Basic Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Our training stresses working with multiple students in small groups in a patient, non-threatening environment in which tutor and student are equals.
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Tutor Support Workshops
Our tutors complete 18 hours of instruction in a training program considered rigorous and comprehensive. But, for those who feel they could use a little extra help along the way, our education program never really ends. Each month we offer a different professional development seminar, called Tutor Support Workshops, where adult education experts and skilled tutors walk our volunteers through new techniques that have proven successful in the adult classroom. The themes of the workshop vary: they run from teaching basic grammar, to pronunciation and accent reduction, to use of the graphic novel (similar to comics), to utilizing the lyrics of popular folk songs to teach vocabulary and comprehension, and everything in between. Statistically, the Tutor Support Workshops have helped improve our retention of tutors.
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Winter & Spring 2023
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Online Training, by TBD
Platform: Zoom (sponsored by LNJ) Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30 am June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2023 Online Training, by TBD Platform: Zoom (sponsored by LNJ) Wednesdays, 6 to 8 pm May 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7 & 14, 2023 Online Training, by TBD Platform: Zoom (sponsored by LNJ) Tuesdays 6 to 8:15 p.m. May 9, 16, 23, 30 & June 6 & 13, 2023 Online Training, by Nancy Lama Platform: Zoom (sponsored by LNJ) Tuesdays, 6 to 8 pm March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, & 18, 2023 Online Training, by Nancy Lama Platform: Zoom (sponsored by LNJ) Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 pm January 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, & March 1, 2023 |
"From Dialogs to Role Plays
Developing Conversation Skills with ESL Students," with Todd Evans Platform: Google Meet Thursday, May 18, 2023 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Download PDF "Understanding LVA’s Role in Adult Education," with Cristhian Barcelos Platform: Google Meet Monday, April 17, 2023 5 pm - 6:30 pm Download PDF "Using Cinema to Enhance the ESL Learning Experience," with Antonio Brugnoli Platform: Zoom Thursdays, March 16, 2023 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Download PDF "Using Health Data in Adult Literacy Instruction," with Eric Appleton (sponsored by LNJ) Platform: Zoom Thursdays, February 9 & 23, 2023 6 pm - 7:30 pm Download PDF "Using Interactive Storytelling in the Classroom," with Dr. Erik Jacobson Platform: Google Meet Tuesday, January 17, 2023 11 am - 12:30 pm Download PDF |
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Summer & Fall 2022
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Online Training, by Barbara Hathaway
Platform: Zoom (coordinated by LNJ) Tuesdays, 6 - 8:15 pm November 1, 8, 15, 29, & December 6 , 2022 Online Training, by Barbara Hathaway Platform: Zoom (coordinated by LNJ) Tuesdays, 6 - 8:15 pm September 13, 20, 27, October 6 & 11, 2022 |
"Teaching Beginner ESL Students Through Ventures,"
with Maria Paduano Platform: Zoom Tuesday, December 13, 2022 11 am - 12:30 pm Download PDF "Grammar Instruction that Works," with Catherine Mitch Platform: Google Meet Thursday, November 17, 2022 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Download PDF "Teaching Listening Skills," with Carol Cochi, Ph.D. Platform: Google Meet Wednesday, October 19, 2022 11 am – 12:30 pm Download PDF "Using The Language Experience Approach," with Darnelle Richardson Platform: Google Meet Tuesday, September 20, 2022 11 am - 12:30 pm Download PDF |
Monthly Coffee Hour with Tutors
The quarterly coffee hour is an informal video call where tutors can meet up to share experiences, discuss challenges and celebrate successes. Tutors are invited to bring resources to share with other tutors. Some sessions will have a theme and other will be specifically designed so that general topics can be addressed. The call will be facilitated by LVA's tutor support specialist Catherine Angus, who will ensure information exchanged in the meetings is distributed to all tutors, including those who can't attend. Join us!
Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 4:30pm (General meeting)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:30pm (Themed meeting)
Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 4:30pm (General meeting)
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 4:30pm (Themed meeting)
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 4:30pm (Themed meeting)
Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 4:30pm (General meeting)
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 4:30pm (Themed meeting)
For more information and to register for our workshops please contact us @
info@lvaep.org or (973) 566-6200 ext. 225
info@lvaep.org or (973) 566-6200 ext. 225
Our calendar of events may be subject to change due to weather emergencies or enrollment.