Volunteer tutors needed for Atascadero’s Literacy for Life Learning Center
–The Literacy for Life Atascadero Learning Center is in need of volunteer tutors. Literacy for Life is a non-profit volunteer organization, which, in partnership with San Luis Obispo County Libraries, provides free English language tutoring for adults in Atascadero and throughout San Luis Obispo County.
In San Luis Obispo County there is an estimated 25,000 functionally illiterate adults and as many as 25 million adult Americans who are unable to read or write.
“The Atascadero literacy program makes a real difference in people’s lives. Our tutors really enjoy helping their learners, and their efforts do not go unrewarded”, said Val Houdyshell, Atascadero Volunteer Center Director. “The joy of seeing someone make positive progress in their life, and the lives of their family, is a very special gift each volunteer tutor receives in exchange for a small amount of their time.”
Literacy for Life gives a two-day training workshop to provide all the tutoring skills needed. The next training workshops will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, and Saturday March 4, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To register for the upcoming tutor training workshops, contact the Literacy for Life office at (805) 541-4219, or register online http://www.literacyforlifeslo.org/. These workshops are held in San Luis Obispo.
No teaching experience is needed. The only requirement is the basic ability to speak and read English fluently, and a working knowledge of the language, and you do not need knowledge of a language other than English.
At the Atascadero Literacy Center learners are provided lessons in both an English literacy, and English as a Second Language (ESL). The basic literacy lessons are for English speakers who have a limited capacity to read or write. The ESL program is designed for those who understand little to no English.
