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Becoming a Tutor....
LVEB serves the adult communities of Bristol, Warren, Barrington, and East Providence. Tutoring is done
at libraries, coffeehouses or other public spaces in these communities. Most tutors spend a minimum of 90-
120 minutes per week tutoring their student, but this varies widely; we ask that prospective tutors plan to
commit to 50 hours of tutoring.
Tutors must attend a five-day workshop before being assigned a student. Though it is possible to make up
a missed session, we hope you will be able to attend the sessions as scheduled. (Click here for details and
a schedule.)
Our training includes techniques for teaching spoken English as well as for reading. You will leave the
training certified as a tutor, ready to tutor a student, and with the materials and ongoing support needed to
help you teach someone how to read, write and speak English.
Tutors are asked to pay a $35 materials fee, which includes "Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book,"
the program binder that is yours to keep and use after training has ended. If this expense will be a problem
for you, please request a waiver; no questions will be asked.
Here you will find a tutor information packet which should answer most of your questions about volunteering
with LVEB. Please read through it prior to the first session and bring it along. Questions about our policies
will be addressed during training, or you can contact the office beforehand, 401-247-2177 or
literacy@lveastbay.org.
Before training begins, please complete a short, free online tutorial "Orientation to Volunteering in Literacy"
through Thinkfinity Literacy Network <http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/>. Click here for
information on accessing this course.
Please review complete this course prior to the first session and come prepared to discuss materials
covered. Online resources are a vital part of our training and our program; if you are uncomfortable with
computers, call our office and someone will help you use the website.
There are additional courses you are encouraged to complete per your time and interest.
Over 100 volunteers helped us serve 115 people last year. Right now we have about 30 students waiting
for tutors and more calling daily; I hope you will join us in reaching them!
LVEB serves the adult communities of Bristol, Warren, Barrington, and East Providence. Tutoring is done
at libraries, coffeehouses or other public spaces in these communities. Most tutors spend a minimum of 90-
120 minutes per week tutoring their student, but this varies widely; we ask that prospective tutors plan to
commit to 50 hours of tutoring.
Tutors must attend a five-day workshop before being assigned a student. Though it is possible to make up
a missed session, we hope you will be able to attend the sessions as scheduled. (Click here for details and
a schedule.)
Our training includes techniques for teaching spoken English as well as for reading. You will leave the
training certified as a tutor, ready to tutor a student, and with the materials and ongoing support needed to
help you teach someone how to read, write and speak English.
Tutors are asked to pay a $35 materials fee, which includes "Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book,"
the program binder that is yours to keep and use after training has ended. If this expense will be a problem
for you, please request a waiver; no questions will be asked.
Here you will find a tutor information packet which should answer most of your questions about volunteering
with LVEB. Please read through it prior to the first session and bring it along. Questions about our policies
will be addressed during training, or you can contact the office beforehand, 401-247-2177 or
literacy@lveastbay.org.
Before training begins, please complete a short, free online tutorial "Orientation to Volunteering in Literacy"
through Thinkfinity Literacy Network <http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/>. Click here for
information on accessing this course.
Please review complete this course prior to the first session and come prepared to discuss materials
covered. Online resources are a vital part of our training and our program; if you are uncomfortable with
computers, call our office and someone will help you use the website.
There are additional courses you are encouraged to complete per your time and interest.
- 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.
Over 100 volunteers helped us serve 115 people last year. Right now we have about 30 students waiting
for tutors and more calling daily; I hope you will join us in reaching them!
