Literacy DuPage c/o College of DuPage, Continuing Education, SRC 1111
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 - 630.942.5210
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Keeping In Touch, Volume 5
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Greetings!
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Good Morning Tutors!
As we continue to remain at home, a huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers for your support to Literacy DuPage and to our students. It is an honor to work with all of you.
As some tutors continue tutoring via phone, mail, email, zoom, text, et cetra your adaptability and commitment is remarkable.
Stay in touch, take care and be well,
Carol Garcia
Tutor Support Specialist
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Light a Spark Through Literacy
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Referral Services:
It can be challenging to adjust to this new way of life. Students with limited contacts may be isolated, unaware of community resources, and laid off from low-wage jobs, perhaps in hospitality or food services. Even if they hold on to employment, they may not be able to work due to a lack of childcare for their home-bound children. They may lose health insurance and unable to cover healthcare costs. They may not be able to pay rent or feed their household.
We can want to support students and provide information about critical community resources to address unmet needs or challenges.
Below are several useful websites for community resources.
Check with an organization directly to confirm how to access their services during this time
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Additional Referral Services
- NAMI - Providing support for social and emotional health concerns. During COVID-19, all services are provided online. Find more information at: http://namidupage.org/resources/support-groups/.
- Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) - staff continue to provide free legal help to low-income people during the crisis, including legal advice by phone. PSLS provides services in any language via bilingual staff or with the help of interpreters. Find more information here.
- Highpoint Church Care Center - serving the community throughout the week to meet basic needs. They have partnered with different organizations to offer a food pantry as well as provide household toiletries. They are providing these services from their brick and mortar buildings and also have a mobile service throughout the area. For more details, click https://www.highpoint.church/care/.
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New Survey - Please complete
Please complete this brief (three question) check-off survey about referrals to community agencies for basic needs that you have provided to your learner.
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6J5S96G
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Activity Links:
These are individual activities. You may be able to use one or more with your student:
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Online Links:
High Beginning/Intermediate Reading: Wearing Face Masks
High Beginning/Intermediate Reading: Soybeans & Long Life
High Intermediate/Advanced Reading: Big Breakfast Burns Calories
High Intermediate/Advanced Reading: Locust Invasion
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Tutor Survey, Question #5 Summary:
The following is a summary of comments tutors provided from the survey about keeping in touch with your student:
- Check-in periodically, and some tutors meet weekly with student via text, phone, ZOOM, Skype, WhatsApp, etc.
- Send worksheets to student weekly
- Send lesson plan before the lesson so the student is oriented and prepared
- Meet 1-2 times per week with shorter sessions per meeting
- Practice phone skills – listening, speaking, asking for clarification, repetition
- For advanced students - send reading and writing assignments ahead of meeting time. Student reads, completes assignment and send back to tutor. Then during tutoring session, student and tutor discuss reading and review writing
- Not meeting
- Tutor and/or student not tech-savvy
- Student has a limited data plan
- Student wants to work on skills face-to face
- Student stressed due to financial situation, children at home, and/or no childcare support
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LDP Staff Directory quick reference:
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