Tutors! Are you new to tutoring and need a little feedback? Do you have some successful strategies to share? Do you need some strategies to overcome a tutoring challenge?
Come to our Follow-On workshop on Saturday morning, November 16th, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at Wood’s Memorial Church in Severna Park, Room 152. (go down the stairs located on the left – hand side of the lobby. At the bottom of the stairs turn right. Room 150 is the second classroom on the left.)
Share how your first sessions are going and how we can help. Learn how to incorporate writing into your lessons and how to use some graphic organizers that can help your student organize her thoughts. Learn where to find informative videos to help you tutor. Our basic tutoring simply can’t cover all the strategies and resources that will make you a successful tutor. Even experienced tutors can use a few refreshing strategies to boost their tutoring skills!
Set your calendars and RSVP to Jane Seiss at jane.seiss@gmail.com or call 410-269-4419.
All tutors working with students seeking a High School Diploma through the National External Diploma Program (NEDP) should attend this workshop, as well as tutors who are considering the possibility of tutoring an NEDP student in the future.
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church:
611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park, MD 21146
Saturday, November 9, 2019, from 9 AM to Noon
Topics to be covered include:
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Beautiful October weather coupled with a fun and energetic group of AACLC and community supporters made for another great walkathon event this year! $8,040 was raised to purchase student and tutor books.
Our 2019 Walkathon walkers
DJ Dynasty performing at the Walkathon
Beautiful October weather coupled with a fun and energetic group of AACLC and community supporters made for another great walkathon event this year! $8,040 was raised for AACLC’s October 19th 5K Literacy Lights the Way Family Walkathon. Tremendous thanks to AACLC’s Executive Sponsor Annapolis Koons Toyota and to AACLC’s Major Sponsor Annapolis Sandy Spring Bank, as well as to the Glen Burnie Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Dunkin Donuts, Gambrills Family Veterinary Clinic, and Chick-fil-A for their support for our walkers and their dogs. CLICK HERE for more on our event.
Twenty-five new volunteer literacy and math tutors were trained on October 5th. What a great tutor class! We are always looking to train new volunteer tutors. If you have a passion for reading or math and want to make a positive difference in another person’s life and in your community, contact AACLC by calling 410-269-4419 or emailing director@aaclc.org for more information.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend upcoming tutor workshops on November 9 and 16. Details for both events are shared under “Upcoming Training Events” in the sidebar menu.
Best regards,
Lisa Vernon, Executive Director
Lisa Vernon, Executive Director
Anne Arundel County Literacy Council
301-523-6750 (cell)
director@aaclc.org
This excellent blog post by the founder of BookShare shares a wonderful 4-step process to take notes from books you read to help you retain more:
Massive injections of #adultliteracy education are needed in the US to raise the #reading achievement levels of high school graduates through the intergenerational transfer of #literacy from parents to their children. Read the story by Thomas Sticht .
According to @WorldLiteracy 2/3 of the world’s illiterate adults are women. Literate women are better able to manage their own businesses, combat some causes of maternal and child mortality, and educate their children. – OpenDoor4Literacy
“Newly literate women have a positive ripple effect on all development indicators.” ~ Irina Bokova, former Director General, UNESCO
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I lived in New York for many years and most of my working career was in higher education, which focused not only on teaching, but also on program development. Having recently relocated to Maryland as well as newly retired, I was looking for something to do. That something turned out to be the Literacy Council.
It was my husband’s interest in the organization that initially piqued my interest. So, we both went to the tutor training and I was paired with Felita Thompson. As they say, “The rest is history.”
Felita and I have been working together for just about 11 months. Most of our time is focused on reading books and analyzing the storylines and characters. Felita is close to completing her 11th book. She is a remarkable student, and I sometimes “run” to catch up with her reading. As Felita related to me, “Being literate is so important because it gives you independence.” She certainly makes a good point considering Frederick Douglass said something very similar, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
This is an interesting article by Educational Software and Dyslexia Specialist Mike Jones. Learn how speech-to-text works. It could be invaluable for people with #dyslexia. His article includes instructions on how to set up your iPad for dictation.
