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Our Next Tutor Training Will Be Held in Late Spring in Warren.
Our next tutor training will take place at Literacy Volunteers of East Bay, 17 Croade St., Warren, RI. We are located just
behind the George Hail Library.
Sessions are scheduled with the following arrangement:
Week 2, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (Brown Bag Lunch)
Week 3, 6:30-9:00 PM
Week 4, 6:30-9:00
Weeks 5-10 Tutor Practicum
About our Trainer
Dr. Jean Marrapodi is a Literacy Volunteers master trainer and the Literacy Specialist at LVEB. As a certified tutor
trainer for ProLiteracy at the national level, she also trains other LV tutor trainers in Rhode Island. Jean obtained her
PhD in Adult Education at Capella University, where she focused on Adult Literacy. She is a Certified Professional in
Learning and Performance (CPLP), the highest credential offered by the American Society for Training and
Development. She is one of the founders and the Executive Director of the PAG Learning Center, a literacy program for
children and adults, and she tutors a group of Liberian refugees who came to the United States with no literacy skills at
all. She lives in Providence with her husband and two cats, Faith and Charity. The Marrapodis have two grown children
and four grandchildren.
To Register to Become a Tutor:
Map to LVEB
Our next tutor training will take place at Literacy Volunteers of East Bay, 17 Croade St., Warren, RI. We are located just
behind the George Hail Library.
Sessions are scheduled with the following arrangement:
- Session 1, Tutor Responsibilities, Basic Literacy, Adult Learning
- Session 2, Beginning to Read
Week 2, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (Brown Bag Lunch)
- Session 3, Reading Comprehension
Session 4, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Week 3, 6:30-9:00 PM
- Session 5, The Writing Process
Week 4, 6:30-9:00
- Session 6, Goal Setting, Lesson Planning, Student Assignments
Weeks 5-10 Tutor Practicum
- Click Here for additional information about This Tutor Training
Click Here for additional information about LVEB's Tutor Training
If you are interested in joining this training session, please contact our office at 247-2177, or email us at
literacy@lveastbay.org.
About our Trainer
Dr. Jean Marrapodi is a Literacy Volunteers master trainer and the Literacy Specialist at LVEB. As a certified tutor
trainer for ProLiteracy at the national level, she also trains other LV tutor trainers in Rhode Island. Jean obtained her
PhD in Adult Education at Capella University, where she focused on Adult Literacy. She is a Certified Professional in
Learning and Performance (CPLP), the highest credential offered by the American Society for Training and
Development. She is one of the founders and the Executive Director of the PAG Learning Center, a literacy program for
children and adults, and she tutors a group of Liberian refugees who came to the United States with no literacy skills at
all. She lives in Providence with her husband and two cats, Faith and Charity. The Marrapodis have two grown children
and four grandchildren.
To Register to Become a Tutor:
- Read the tutor information packet
- Call, 401-247-2177, or email, literacy@lveastbay.org to register
- Fill out and return the tutor intake form and $35 fee (or request for waiver)
- Complete a short, free online tutorial. Click here for information on accessing this course.
- Come to training with your tutor info packet, completed intake form and certificate from online course.
Map to LVEB
