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Volunteers & Tutors
Hear From One of Our Volunteers
The Barrie Literacy Council appreciates and values the contribution of every volunteer who joins our organization.
You will find that adult literacy tutoring is an immensely rewarding volunteer activity. You are assisting your student to gain practical, every day skills and knowledge that most of us take for granted.
The Council holds volunteer tutor training workshops several times a year, offering both daytime and evening sessions. The training takes a total of 18 hours and prepares you to work one-on-one with an adult who wants to learn..
Tutor Info
Our tutors are frequently looking for new resources to help our students meet their learning goals. We recommend the following sites:
This is an excellent website from grammar, math, and spelling. Printable worksheets can be printed off for use with students – www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
The following are math websites which offer flashcards, free printable worksheets:
Goodwill Community Foundation website offers many resources for your student. There are Basic math, reading and technology tutorials and interactive on-line activities to help make learning easier, and allow your student to practice basic skills at their own level and pace – www.gcflearnfree.org
These two websites offer free printable worksheets. There are also materials that you cannot access unless you are a paying member.
Laubach Literacy Ontario’s link provides tutors with excellent links for on-line resources for reading, writing, numeracy, employment and more – www.laubach-on.ca/links
This website offers learning activities to be used with your students – taskbasedactivitiesforlbs.ca
Tutor/Volunteer Documents
We will let you know when to come here to complete any of these documents.
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Monthly Tutor Report
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Virtual Workshop Evaluation Form
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Tutor Reflection Survey
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Non-Tutor Volunteer Application
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Volunteer Application Form
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Volunteer Feedback FoRm
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Tutor Preferences for Matching
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Volunteer Exit Interview
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Exiting Status Report fROm Tutor on Student
Volunteer Tutor and BLC board member Vivian Stone with student Vern English on Simcoe.com
Volunteer Stories
Here’s What Some of Our Tutors are Saying
One day, I was listening to a radio broadcast on the subject of Volunteering. The speaker zeroed in on the best way to be a successful volunteer: “if you are interested in volunteering, choose an area you enjoy yourself”.
I thought about this, and since I have been an avid reader starting from when I could hold a book in my hands, to this day when I realized not only is there pleasure in reading every day, but the influence reading has had in my life and those around me.
The Barrie Literacy Council supports many diverse learning outcomes, but they all start with knowing that a strong foundation in literacy skills builds a stronger, more confident and capable person.
Working with my student on what could be considered the basics is monumental to them, but for me is just as important.
U.M.
Volunteering as a tutor at the Barrie Literacy Council for the past 15 years has brought me a lot of pleasure. It is a great feeling to be able to help an adult student reach their dreams and goals of learning. Each student has different needs, whether it be reading, math or obtaining a driver’s license. I always think that I learn as much from our students as I teach them.
V.S.
