Out-of-School Time: Training Tools
for Staff and Volunteers
Online Publications
- Introduction to the CNCS/LEARNS Web-Based Tutor Training [Video (WMV), Slides (PDF), Transcript (PDF)]
- Assessing High-Quality Education Placement Sites: A Checklist for Senior Corps Directors and Staff (PDF)
- Making an Impact on Out-of-School Time
- Service As a Strategy in Out-of-School Time
- Special Needs Inclusive Child Care Facts Sheet Are You Ready? (PDF)
- Tips for Effective Service-Learning Projects in Out-of-School Time Programs (PDF)
The Tutor (View all Tutor articles)
- The Tutor (Summer 2001) The Verdict is In: Trained Tutors = Increased Student Learning (PDF)
- Standalone 11x17 Tutor Training Calendar (PDF)
- Blank 11x17 Tutor Training Calendar (PDF)
- The Tutor (Summer 2003) It's All in the Family: Planning High-Quality Family Literacy Events (PDF)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Out-of-School Time: A-Z Activity Brainstorm
- Out-of-School Time: A to Z worksheet (PDF)
- Program Start-Up: The Stakeholder Table
- Stakeholder Table Worksheet (PDF)
- Team Management: What Teams Can Do
Videos (view all LEARNS videos)
Online Course
Online Publications
- Introduction to the CNCS/LEARNS Web-Based Tutor Training [Video (WMV), Slides (PDF), Transcript (PDF)]
- Making an Impact on Out-of-School Time
- Putting Research to Use. Activities to Help Children Read (PDF)
- Strategies for Working in Out-of-School Time: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Tips for Motivating Struggling Students: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Tutors can be Allies: Putting Allyship at the Top of Your Agenda for Students and Family (PDF)
- Volunteering in Today’s Schools: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Working with Children at Different Stages of Development: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
The Tutor (View all Tutor articles)
- The Tutor (Winter 2007) Connecting With Kids: Effective Communication Strategies for Volunteers Who Work with Youth (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2006) I really can do math!: Developing Mathematical Skills in Elementary Students (PDF)
- The Tutor (Fall 2005) I couldn't put it down: Captivating the hearts and minds of adolescent readers (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2005) Now I Get It! Homework Help Strategies for Volunteers (PDF)
- The Tutor (Fall 2004) Savvy Traveling: Volunteers Engaging With School Culture (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2004) Reading for Meaning: Tutoring elementary students to enhance comprehension (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2003) The Power of Story Retelling (PDF)
- The Tutor (Summer 2002) Room for One More?: Strategies for small-group tutoring (PDF)
- The Tutor (Winter 2002) Tutoring Our Youngest Readers: Focusing on five major reading strategies (PDF)
- The Tutor (Spring 2001) Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension: Using a think-aloud technique to build understanding (PDF)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Can You Help Me?: A Story Puzzler
- Literacy Training: Alphabet Recognition
- Literacy Training: Beyond Round Robin Reading
- Literacy Training: Building Comprehension Through Questions
- Literacy Training: Children's Literature
- Literacy Training: Choosing Books for Emergent Readers
- Literacy Training: Concepts of Print
- Literacy Training: Double Entry Journals
- Literacy Training: Frozen Pictures
- Literacy Training: Making Reading Games
- Literacy Training: Matching Sounds
- Literacy Training: Oral Language Development
- Literacy Training: Pre-reading Activities
- Literacy Training: Reading Big Words & Playing Word Detectives
- Literacy Training: Reading Fluency
- Literacy Training: Rhyme Time
- Literacy Training: The Hamburger Model of Writing
- Literacy Training: The Picture Walk
- Orienting Mentors: What is a Mentor?
- Orienting Mentors: Who Made a Difference for You?
- Seeing Culture through an Unbiased Lens (PDF)
- Student Management: Creating a Positive Learning Environment
- Tutoring Tips (PDF)
- Supporting Literacy Development of 3-, 4-, 5-year-olds: Developmentally
- Supporting Literacy Development of 3-, 4-, 5-year-olds: Making Collages
- Understanding School Culture: Becoming an Effective Border-crosser
- Understanding School Culture: Exploring Perspectives
- Understanding School Culture: Self-reflection
- Self-reflection Questions (PDF)
Videos (View all LEARNS videos)
