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Who we are: Founded in 1963, the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults in Montgomery County learn to read, write and/or speak English. What We Do: For those learners who have a firm handle on basic literacy (approximately a 5th grade reading level), but do not yet have their high school diploma or equivalent, we offer free tutoring to prepare for the GED exam. If you are interested in helping an adult learner in basic math, social studies, and general test preparation, we need you! You are not required to speak a second language, but if you are a Spanish speaker, please let us know.
Date Posted: May 12, 2023
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Volunteer Role: LC Chat Facilitator volunteers support students with their English conversation skills in 90 minute online group sessions. Volunteers are given a topic and lesson plan to guide conversation and encourage student participation. Students and Facilitators will log onto a group Zoom call to discuss and interact, then be divided into small breakout groups with a Facilitator so that students they have the same opportunity to practice speaking English. This is a fun and safe way to serve and connect, especially during Covid. Ability to use Zoom is required, English fluency is required Who we are: Founded in 1963, the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults in Montgomery County learn to read, write and/or speak English. What We Do: We train volunteers to tutor one-on-one or with small groups of adult learners who live or work in Montgomery County. ESL students are learning to master English language proficiency, which may include any combination of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and/or writing. Adult Basic Education students are adults who are native and/or fluent English speakers, but may have some difficulties reading and writing. At LCMC, we are mindful of our students busy lives and provide the flexibility and rigor needed for our students to complete their goals.
Date Posted: May 11, 2023
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Virtual Opportunity
Community Coaching is an 8 week program in which our advanced ESL and GED/College Prep students are paired with a volunteer community coach, an experienced professional, who can assist with a specific academic or professional goal. Students work with the community coach throughout the program on incremental steps each week to reach their goals, whether that’s finding a job or applying to a continuing education program. The role of the coach ranges from guiding students through drafting a resume to helping connect them to scholarship search engines to navigating the FAFSA. Community coaching is designed for students who can advance in their professional and academic lives with 1:1 mentoring and support. This is supplemental to progress made in the classroom, and takes a holistic approach to make sure that after completing their classes with us, students are set up for success. We hold new volunteer trainings the third week of every month. The time commitment is 2 hours every week for the entirety of the 8 week coaching program.
Date Posted: May 10, 2023
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Virtual Opportunity
Who we are: Founded in 1963, the Literacy Council of Montgomery County, Maryland is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults in Montgomery County learn to read, write and/or speak English. Over 700 adults seek out a tutor to provide them with individualized instruction and mentoring through gaining up to a 5th grade level of reading and writing and/or English language proficiency. What We Do: We train volunteers to tutor with small groups of adult learners who live or work in Montgomery County. ESL students are learning to master English language proficiency, which may include any combination of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and/or writing. Tutoring is an effective way to serve learners who ... have limited schedule flexibility may have difficulty keeping up in a group classroom setting have not attended school before who need privacy or confidentiality who simply need to learn at their own pace Volunteer Role: Tutors work with students whose primary language is not English; helping them with reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking.
Date Posted: May 12, 2023
