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ESL Tutor Forum
ESL Tutor Forum
Forum leader: Jackie Denoyer (269) 348-0883 English as a Second Language (ESL) is an important part of the adult learning continuum. Immigrants and refugees in our communities are eager to learn language and literacy skills that help them function at work, school, and community settings. Increasingly, volunteer tutors are providing instruction for ESL learners. This... Read more »
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Tutor Orientation
Tutor Orientation
Welcome tutor trainees! This is the online training that the KLC requires before tutors can be matched with an adult learner. In these five 90-minute sessions, we will focus on hybrid learning, blended learning, and using the Laubach and Challenger series.
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Rules & Tools: Supporting Struggling Readers
Rules & Tools: Supporting Struggling Readers
New training opportunity! Presented in conjunction with our Right to Literacy partners at SLD Read, this dynamic 6-hour session is designed to offer usable tools and techniques that support reading, writing, and spelling instruction and intervention services. The training is broken down into three components: Phonological Awareness, Spelling Rules, and Red Words. Phonological Awareness: Includes... Read more »
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Tutor Training
Tutor Training
Welcome tutor trainees! This is the online training that the KLC requires before tutors can be matched with an adult learner. In these five 90-minute sessions, we will focus on hybrid learning, blended learning, and using the Laubach and Challenger series.
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The Right to Read Documentary Screening
The Right to Read Documentary Screening
The Right to Literacy – a local collaborative dedicated to achieving a fully literate community that works together to empower all individuals to achieve their full potential – invites you to a free screening of the documentary “The Right to Read” on Wednesday March 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Kalamazoo Public Library in the Van... Read more »
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Tutor Training
Tutor Training
Welcome tutor trainees! This is the online training that the KLC requires before tutors can be matched with an adult learner. In these five 90-minute sessions, we will focus on hybrid learning, blended learning, and using the Laubach and Challenger series.
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Workforce Literacy Forum
Workforce Literacy Forum
Forum leader: Rose Fetzer (269) 849-9396 This forum will explore how tutors can provide instruction to help learners acquire the literacy skills they need to engage in workforce development activities. Getting a job is a major motivation for many adult learners. In today’s workforce, knowing how to read is a necessary skill to obtain a... Read more »
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Tutor Training
Tutor Training
Welcome tutor trainees! This is the online training that the KLC requires before tutors can be matched with an adult learner. In these five 90-minute sessions, we will focus on hybrid learning, blended learning, and using the Laubach and Challenger series.
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Health Literacy Forum
Health Literacy Forum
Forum leader: Doris Ravotas, Ph.D Because health is a topic that applies to every adult learner, having tutoring strategies that meet the health goals of learners is important. According to the Partnership for Clear Health Communication, literacy skills are the strongest predictor of health status, more than age, income, employment status, education level or racial/ethnic... Read more »
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Tutor Training
Tutor Training
Welcome tutor trainees! This is the online training that the KLC requires before tutors can be matched with an adult learner. In these five 90-minute sessions, we will focus on hybrid learning, blended learning, and using the Laubach and Challenger series.
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Parent Literacy Forum
Parent Literacy Forum
Forum leader: Elizabeth Isidro, Ph.D Stay at home orders means that the need for parent literacy services is greater than ever. Parents are always considered the “first teachers” of their children, and in many cases right now, they are the only teachers. Our virtual Parent Literacy Together class helps our learners with children become more... Read more »
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ESL Tutor Forum
ESL Tutor Forum
Forum leader: Jackie Denoyer (269) 348-0883 English as a Second Language (ESL) is an important part of the adult learning continuum. Immigrants and refugees in our communities are eager to learn language and literacy skills that help them function at work, school, and community settings. Increasingly, volunteer tutors are providing instruction for ESL learners. This... Read more »