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Tutor Training Workshop 2024
LVPV provides a free 4 session tutor training workshop, led by certified Literacy Volunteers trainers. Upon completion of the course, LVPV will match you with a student in your community. Program coordinators are available for advice and suggestions. An extensive collection of materials are available to help develop lessons and teach English as a Second Language. Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups to help students learn English. Tutors must be 18 years or older. Tutoring is held either in person at the library or online, depending on the volunteer's preference. Make a difference and volunteer today!!
We are currently accepting registrations for the next ESL Tutor Training Workshop, scheduled for February 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, from 7:30-9pm. This workshop will be held via zoom. If you are interested in signing up or obtaining more information about the tutor training workshop, click here to fill out the form or contact literacyvolunteerspv@gmail.com
We are currently accepting registrations for the next ESL Tutor Training Workshop, scheduled for February 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th, from 7:30-9pm. This workshop will be held via zoom. If you are interested in signing up or obtaining more information about the tutor training workshop, click here to fill out the form or contact literacyvolunteerspv@gmail.com
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Congratulations to Francesca Ianora for being awarded the Harry Van Houten Award for Lifetime Achievement Award at the LiteracyNJ 2021 Literacy for Life Conference. Fran has served as a member of the LVPV Literacy Board for over 10 years. Since 2001, Fran has managed the ESL department at Emerson Public Library, and she has volunteered as an ESL tutor with LVPV for over 20 years! What a privilege to have Fran as an integral part of LVPV.
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Ideas for meeting your student remotely
Communicating with your student
It is truly amazing how many different ways there are to communicate in this technologically driven age. So many that it can be intimidating at first. We recommend that you start remote tutoring with a method of communication that is familiar to you. This may be simply phone calls, texts and/or emails. Then why not try to learn a new way to communicate. In fact, depending on your student, he/she will probably have ideas and could teach you about Apps often used to communicate with family in their country of origin. This is a good opportunity to get a lesson from your student. The Apps listed below are free and can be downloaded to a computer or a smartphone. Marco Polo allows you to send a video of yourself to your student. With Zoom, you can easily set up a group meeting to continue with your conversation group. Most are easy to use and just a smartphone or computer is needed. Most of our students have a smartphone. If you need help, email us and we will set up a time to help you with this technology.
Voice Texts
Email threads
Marco Polo app
Zoom
Skype
Google Meets
FreeConferenceCall.com
For more activities click here
Make sure you reach out to your student and schedule a weekly meeting. Of course, your student will have questions about health, quarantines, openings/closings, home schooling and other new developments and related vocabulary words. Continue to focus on your students needs and goals.
Build a weekly routine.
1. If you meet your student for conversation, continue to speak over the phone, WhatsApp or facetime. Over the phone is most difficult because your student can't see your lips. Most of our students use WhatsApp to connect to their countries of origin, so they may be able to help you with this.
2. Prior to the lesson, email or text your student the material you plan to cover at your meeting.
3. To ease stress, maybe start the lesson with an idiom of the week or joke of the week.
4. Provide homework to your student and suggest that he/she works when children are working on schoolwork.
Below are some lesson ideas:
Picture Dialogue
Before your lesson, text or email your student a picture with a short dialogue to go with it, and vocabulary to review before your meeting
During your meeting practice “I do, We do, You do” technique
tutor says word/phrase, say it together, student says word/phrase alone
For example: Photo sent of woman shopping with empty shelves
Dialogue 1:
A. Where is the toilet paper?
B. It’s gone. Everyone bought toilet paper today.
First tutor says it, then tutor and student say it together, then the student says it alone.
Use the substitution drill: substitute toilet paper with milk, bread, pasta, rice
Language Experience Story Have your student tell you a story about something that happened to them during the week. As your student speaks, transcribe the story exactly as spoken and then use the story as a teaching tool. As homework, you can type up the student’s story after the lesson and send him/her a copy with highlighted words and ask for synonym substitutes. With this story, you will notice your student's strengths and weaknesses. Also, you student could continue with the story, what happens next?
YouTube Have your student watch a 5 minute you-tube video. The video should be on something your student is interested in, a hobby, cooking or culture. Your student will probably need to watch it about 6 times or once a day until the next lesson. Discuss the video during your meeting and any new vocabulary in the video.
Television If your student is watching a lot of television, ask for a summary or story about a favorite show.
Also, you can get the weekly News For You for ESL Learners on line at https://www.newreaderspress.com/news-for-you-online or google news for you online. The password is 22667F.
In addition to the suggestions in https://www.literacyvolunteerspv.org/websites.html other good websites include:
iteslj.org
readworks.org
BreakingNewsEnglish.com
NewsFor You - Online version open to all until April 30th with password: 22667F
English BBC.com
eslgamesworld.com
Quizlet. create flashcards. free.
GCFLearnFree.org
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