Become a Tutor

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Purpose of a tutor: To help adults 18 or older to learn basic reading and writing skills that will enable them to meet self-identified goals.

Volunteer Qualifications: 

• Must be 18 years or older
• Have the desire to help adults learn to read
• Have good reading and writing skills
• Be flexible, friendly, patient, dependable, respectful
• Be able to relate well to a variety of people
• Be sensitive to the special needs of adult learners

Responsibilities: 

• To encourage and support learner in a 1-on-1 tutoring relationship.
• To keep records of learner’s progress and submit monthly progress reports. 
• To notify the Suffolk Literacy Council office of challenges and victories as they happen.

Required Training: 

• 8 hour FREE workshop teaches curriculum and techniques on how to teach reading to adult students.
• For tutoring at Western Tidewater Regional Jail, tutors will take a self-guided 4 hour online course and attend a 2 hour security orientation on site.