Tutor Orientation
Kalamazoo Literacy Council 420 E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesParent Literacy Forum
Goodwill Industries, Board Room 420 E. Alcott St., Kalamazoo, MIForum leader: Elizabeth Isidro, Ph.D. This forum will explore evidence-based literacy activities for parents that can be used to help improve reading outcomes. Parents are the first teachers of their children, and helping their children read is a critical part of parenting. The Parent Literacy forum will also introduce a training model that practitioners can... Read more »
Workforce Literacy Forum
Michigan Works! Southwest 1601 S. Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MIForum leader: Michael D. Evans This forum will explore how tutors can provide instruction to help learners acquire the literacy skills they need to engage in workforce development activities. Getting a job is a major motivation for many adult learners. In today’s workforce, knowing how to read is a necessary skill to obtain a job,... Read more »
Tutor Training: Sessions 1 & 2
Kalamazoo Literacy Council 420 E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHealth Literacy Forum
Forum leader: Doris Ravotas, Ph.D. This forum will explore strategies to provide instruction that imparts health and literacy skills for adult learners. Health is a topic that applies to every adult learner, so using tutoring strategies that meet the health goals of learners is important. Yet, most of the materials for adults do not consistently... Read more »