Volunteers needed as adult literacy tutors

Posted May 04, 2016 11:00 pm

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is seeking volunteers to help Tri-City adults learn English. A four-session tutor training workshop will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, May 9-18, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave.

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley helps adults read, write, speak, and understand English by matching them with trained volunteer tutors one to one.

The program provides material and training so that anyone can be a tutor. Staff members help tutors develop teaching skills and craft curriculum.

The adult learners who are registered for the program have come from more than 30 different countries for the opportunity to provide for their families, live in safe neighborhoods, and send their children to good schools. It is estimated that there are 42,000 adults in Kane County who need to improve their English. Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley tutors help about 300 adults annually.

Residents who are interested in registering for tutor training should visit www.lvfv.org or call/text Peg Coker at (630) 584-4428.

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