Upcoming Tutor Events

The e-Newsletter for Keeping Tutors in Touch

January 2018

Announcing!

"Roundtable Tutor"

Discussion Groups

You are invited to join our new roundtable series designed so tutors can discuss topics of interest, compare notes and learn from one another. Light refreshments will be served. Please feel free join any or all of the following sessions:

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Wednesday, February 28th

11am - 12:30pm

@ the New City Library

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Thursday, April 19th

11am - 12:30pm

@ the New City Library

RSVP Christina @ 845-708-9072 or by reply email to this newsletter.

2nd Annual Event!

Tutor Topics & Tapas

Wednesday, May 23rd

11am - 12:30pm

@ New City Library

This event was such a tremendous success last year, we are making it an annual. Come Meet & Greet other tutors while picking up a few clever tips used by professional educators to help your students improve literacy!

Refreshments will be served.

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RSVP Judy @ 845-708-9072

or reply to judyl.litsol@gmail.com

This is the time of year when people seek volunteer opportunities as part of their resolutions for 2018. So, we thought we might remind you of what to tell inquiring friends about tutoring with Literacy Solutions, NY!

BECOMING A LITERACY SOLUTIONS TUTOR!

Our volunteers don't need a background in education or teaching experience. We provide a myriad of support services to help support our tutors. We find that this tutor support helps to promote the best and most positive learning experience for both tutors and their students.

Tutor support includes:

On-line tutor training
One-on-one ongoing tutor support with our tutor educational advisor.
Appropriate tutor/student matches guided by our program manager, based on interest, mutual availability and convenient location.
Provide tutors with educational evaluations and work samples regarding their student to help drive specific instruction for that student.
Supply materials and appropriate teaching strategies based on the specific students need.

Volunteer tutors are pillars of strength for adult learners who are trying to gain the literacy skills they need to improve and live a higher quality of life.

If you know anyone who would be interested in doing this valuable work, please give them our contact information found below.

Thank you for all you do and your invaluable service to Literacy Solutions NY, and our community of students. We simply would not be able to accomplish our mission without your dedication, hard work and support.

845-708-9072 office phone

Judy Levine

Literacy Education/Special Education

judyl.litsol@gmail.com

Monthly HOUR LOGS Are Due for Jan 2018

Thank you in advance for sending them in to us.

Sprucing Up the Tutor Program Office!

As many of you know, the LSNY Tutor program occupies a space downstairs in the technology department of the New City Library. As a great start to 2018, we have cleaned up our corner and opened up the space. There is now an extra available desk for visitors to use when perusing our bookshelves all of which are organized by category. This desk may also be used by any tutor trainee looking for one-on-one support navigating the online training modules sent to you from Literacy New York (LNY). So, if you haven't visited us already, please make a point of coming in to say hello.

Best hours to walk-in and expect to find us in the office are as follows:

Monday & Tuesday - 10am - 3pm and Friday - 11am - 3pm. The remainder of the week we use to scheduled interviews, student testing, library visits and bi-weekly staff meetings though we are always available by appointment. Don't miss our new artwork panels (shown below) that we will be hanging on our LSNY Welcome Wall. Looking forward to seeing more of you in 2018!

Christina Mandara

Tutor Program Manager

christina.mandara.litsol@gmail.com

New! Artwork Panels for our Welcome Wall (shown below)

Literacy Solutions NY, Inc.

Tutor Office @ The New City Library

(Pass front desk to the right & downstairs)

220 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956

845-708-9072

www.literacysolutionsny.org