One-to-One Literacy Tutoring
Components to a 1-to-1 tutoring program:
- volunteer tutors from the community
- adult learners from the community
- initial tutor training
- continued professional development opportunities for tutors
- learner and assessment (proficiency, goals, barriers, preferences)
- matching adult learners with tutors
- instructional materials/curriculum geared toward learner goals
- regular contact with tutors and learners
- monthly pair reports (monitor progress, challenges and questions)
One-to-one tutoring is:
- completely focused on the individual learner’s goals
- more private than group classes
- flexible (schedule and location)
- free or low cost
How do we offer a one-to-one tutoring program?
Volunteer tutoring programs are one of the most efficient and effective ways to educate adults. You will need:
- volunteer or paid program coordinator and support staff to:
- intake and assess learners
- recruit volunteer tutors
- intake and train tutors
- match tutors and learners
- regularly contact pairs and help resolve issues
- purchase and manage instructional materials
- collect and process monthly reports
- volunteer tutors
- volunteer tutor position description
- documented volunteer policies
- initial tutor training
- ongoing professional development opportunities
- learner assessment materials
- diverse instructional materials and curricula to target learner goals
- safe and quiet public spaces for tutoring sessions
- system to track program data:
- volunteer hours
- instructional hours
- achievements/outcomes
