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Citizenship Tutor

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ORGANIZATION: Tarrant Literacy Coalition

  • 3 people are interested
Would you enjoy teaching this family English?
Incoming kindergarten students must have a strong command of English to follow their teachers directions and learn. When parents who are focused on education, their children are more likely to thrive in school.

Tutor someone who is preparing for their citizenship exam. Sessions will involve a series of US history and government modules that students will need to know to pass their interview exam. Tutors are provided with citizenship questions and materials. Volunteers may also get to lead students through practice interview and other citizenship test preparation.

Volunteers are asked to commit to one or more days a week through the duration of a typical semester.

Please submit the Volunteer Candidate Form to be contacted about available positions.

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About Tarrant Literacy Coalition

Location:

123537, Fort Worth, TX 76121, US

Mission Statement

The mission of the Tarrant Literacy Coalition is to improve the quality and increase the quantity of adult literacy programs through collaboration with organized literacy providers and community partners in Tarrant and surrounding counties.

Description

The Tarrant Literacy Coalition works collaboratively with community and faith based literacy programs, empowering organizations to reach out to more students, recruit additional volunteers to provide literacy instruction, and improve the quality and content of literacy classes in an effort to reduce adult low literacy. The Coalition provides services including: training, technical support, classroom resources, student assessments, volunteer recruitment, student information and referral, new program mentoring, etc. In the past three years, the Coalition has worked with more than 400 different adult literacy instructors from more than 180 different literacy providers. The Coalition, through cooperative efforts with partner organizations, has paved the way for thousands of students to enroll in adult literacy programs, improve their employment standings, and successfully earn their high school equivalency (HSE) credentials.

CAUSE AREAS

Education & Literacy
Immigrants & Refugees
International
Education & Literacy, Immigrants & Refugees, International

WHEN

Mon Aug 25, 2014 - Tue Nov 04, 2014

WHERE

Multiple locations around Tarrant CountyTarrant County, TX 76147

DATE POSTED

November 5, 2014

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 2-3hrs/wk
  • commitment of at least a semester preferred

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