Tutoring: Training Tools
Online Publications
- Introduction to the CNCS/LEARNS Web-Based Tutor Training [Video (WMV), Slides (PDF), Transcript (PDF)]
- Growing a Volunteer Tutor Program: Order your own copy, borrow from the Resource Center lending library or view a sample.
- Tutoring Toolkit for AmeriCorps Program Applicants (PDF)
- LLAP - LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile
- Outcomes and Performance Measurement for Tutoring Programs (PDF)
- Assessing High-Quality Education Placement Sites: A Checklist for Senior Corps Directors and Staff (PDF)
- For the Classroom Teacher: Realizing Results with Your Senior Volunteer (Helpful Tips for Teachers) (PDF)
- RSVP Cover Letter: Contact Sheet (PDF)
- RSVP Cover Letter: Word template (DOC)
- FGP Cover Letter: Contact Sheet (PDF)
- FGP Cover Letter: Word template (DOC)
- Interview Questions for Prospective Volunteers - FGP (PDF)
- Interview Questions for Prospective Volunteers - RSVP (PDF)
- Senior Corps Volunteer Tutoring Toolkit (PDF)
- Start-up Resources for Tutoring and Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Students Teaching Students (PDF)
The Tutor (View all Tutor articles)
- The Tutor (Summer 2001) The Verdict is In: Trained Tutors = Increased Student Learning (PDF)
- Blank 11x17 Tutor Training Calendar (PDF)
- Standalone 11x17 Tutor Training Calendar (PDF)
Ready-to-Use Training Activities and Curriculum
- Creative Recruitment [Video (WMV), Transcript (PDF), Slides (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)]
- Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring Programs [Audio (MP3), Transcript (PDF), Slides (PDF)]
- Guidelines for Reading Tutoring Sessions: Middle School
- Guidelines for Reading Tutoring Sessions: High School
- LLAP -- LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile
- Putting Research to Use. Activities to Help Children Read (PDF)
- Ready-to-Use Activities for Volunteers: A Tool for Senior Corps Volunteers (PDF)
- Sample Session Plans--Incorporating National Reading Panel's Five Components (PDF)
- Students Teaching Students (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
- Creative Recruitment [Video (WMV), Transcript (PDF), Slides (PDF)]
- 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
- Seeing Culture through an Unbiased Lens
- 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)