Volunteer opportunity
Volunteer opportunity posted by: Durham Literacy Center - Durham, NC
Posted on: December 21, 2012
Who are you helping? Adult students with the following types of goals: learning to read for the first time, improving their reading ability, helping their children/grandchildren with homework, understanding more about their jobs, or preparing for a GED program.
What are you doing? Tutors meet one-on-one with students twice per week to reach literacy-related goals using strategies and curricula provided during tutor training.
When do you meet? The DLC is open Monday-Thursday from 9am to 12pm and from 4:30pm to 8:30pm. Minimum commitment: 90-minute lessons twice per week (3 hours total per week). Lesson schedules are based on the availability of each tutor and student.
Tutors begin their service with a comprehensive training designed to provide a toolkit of reading/writing and language learning strategies to apply with Durham Literacy Center students.
There are two steps involved in becoming a volunteer tutor:
(1) Attend one of our brief orientation sessions to learn about our different programs and which one is the best fit for you.
Please attend ONE orientation from 6-7pm, from the following dates for January 2013:
Location: 1905 Chapel Hill Road, Durham NC 27707
(2) Attend a comprehensive 12 hour training. Tutors need not have prior experience in teaching to become involved in this work.
Tutor Training (Tutors are required to attend all three dates):
Where: TBA
Contact volunteer@durhamliteracy.org for more information!