Tutors

Welcome to the hub for the wonderful Adult Literacy Program tutors at the San Benito County Free Library. On this page you will find links for resources, videos and other tools to make help your volunteering easier. Here you will also find the monthly timesheet, due to the Literacy office by the 15th of each month.


Call for Literacy Tutors!

The San Benito County Free Library’s Adult Literacy Program is searching for tutors to support, empower and encourage adult learners to improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. No prior experience is required other than a desire to help others.

Volunteers should have knowledge of basic English spelling and grammar, must be 18 years of age, and willing to commit at least one-and-a-half hours per week for six months. We will provide training, materials and professional support staff for you and your learner.

Read more from the original post on BenitoLink.com


Literacy Library Resources

We have a selection of resources available at the library to assist you in your tutoring. Our Literacy Lab is equipped with computers and specialized software programs to use with your student or for your student to use in self-paced study.

For a full list of what is available please see our Literacy resources page.

Find out what’s happening in local literacy organizations, keep up with events and find support at the North Central Coast Library Literacy Network (NCCLLN) Facebook group.


Tutoring Videos

  1. Teaching Vocabulary (Fixed 12/4)

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  2. Alphabetics: Phonemic Awareness (Fixed 12/7)
  3. Alphabetics: Decoding/Phonics (Fixed 12/7)
  4. Comprehension (Broken)
  5. Fluency (Broken)
  6. First Meeting (Broken)

 

Helpful Links

USALearns

Designed to help adults learn English and improve basic reading, writing, speaking and life skills, USALearns enables tutors to set up online classrooms and work through lessons with their learners.

Mango Language Services

An on-line learning system teaching everyday English phrases and vocabulary. You can also use Mango for a variety of other languages. In order to access Mango from home you will need your library card handy.

Proliteracy Education Network

Proliteracy Education Network delivers free, top-quality online educational resources for literacy instruction and lifelong learning for adults and family literacy programs.

Technology Assisting Literacy Knowledge

Lessons and activities to use with literacy learners. Includes topics from choosing words that rhyme to reading and discussing Edgar Allen Poe.

The Science of Learning

Student Toolbox

John Dunloskey:
Strengthening the Student Toolbox

Successful Learning

Brown, McDaniel, McDermott:
Make It Stick:  The Science of Successful Learning

Learn and Forget

Bjork, UCLA Bjork:
Learning and Forgetting Lab

Exam Flunking is Beneficial!

Benedict Carey:
Why Flunking Exams is Actually a Good Thing, New York Times.

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