I-READ Adult Literacy Program
Changing Lives through Learning
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Program Background
I-READ (Illinois - Reading Education for Adult Development) is headquartered at Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, Illinois. It is funded by the Illinois Literacy Grant Program through the Secretary of State’s office. The objective is to meet the literacy needs of a target population through quality teaching and learning opportunities.
The I-READ program focuses on recruitment and volunteer training to provide one-on-one tutoring to adults at area libraries or in the adult learning labs located throughout the IVCC district.
Interested?...(Volunteer Job Description) but
still not sure this program is for you? Mark your calendar and
attend an orientation session designed to equip you
with the information to decide.
Summer '08 ORIENTATION:
Tuesday, June 10 ~ 1:30-4:30 p.m.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING: (must attend THREE sessions )
Volunteers complete training which consists of an orientation,
training sessions and observation before being paired with students.
Sessions are conducted in the spring, summer and fall with individualized
training also available. Continuing staff development is offered throughout the school
year.
Summer
'08 Daytime
Training Sessions - 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Session 1: Thursday, June 12
Session 2: Tuesday, June 17
Session 3: Thursday, June 19
Evening Training Sessions - 6-9 p.m.
None scheduled for summer session
Observation: 3 hours scheduled at your convenience
Are you interested in completing Volunteer Tutor Training online
- click here?
For more information on training or becoming a volunteer
tutor with the
I-READ program, please contact: Program Manager Angela
Dunlap at
815-224-0372 or for a printable form to mail into the
I-READ program, click on
Volunteer Information Sheet below.
Volunteer Information Sheet.
Literacy Volunteer Job Description
Objective:
To teach reading, math or English language skills on a one-on-one basis or in a lab setting to adult learners who are eligible for the I-READ program
Opportunities:
- Help adult learners acquire reading, computing or English language skills
- Gain satisfaction from helping others
- Utilize skills and talents
- Meet interesting people
- Become involved in the community
- Learn from field experience
- Select your time and place for tutoring assignments
- Explore a new career
Qualifications:
- Ability to teach, but no college degree or teaching experience needed
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective communication skills
- Patience, understanding and respect for adult learners
- Age 18 or older
- IVCC district resident
Responsibilities:
- Complete 15 hours of tutor training offered by the I-READ Adult Literacy Program
- Provide instruction to adult learners
- Provide a comfortable setting for learning
- Respect adult learners' rights to confidentiality
Tutoring sites include local libraries and:
- DePue
- LaSalle
- Marseilles
- Mendota
- Oglesby
- Ottawa
- Princeton
- Streator
Once trained, volunteers are matched with learners and sessions are established for a minimum of once a week for at least one hour.
Completion of training does not guarantee placement.
Still not convinced the I-READ Adult Literacy program is for you? Click on INFORMATION PACKET and we will be more than happy to send you more information regarding our great team of volunteers and the work they do. Information Packet
Other Services
The I-READ and IVCC’s Adult Education Program provides screening
for Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome (A faulty visual perception—a majority of those who
cannot raise literacy skills above basic levels have normal eyesight (20/20 acuity), yet
they may have trouble reading black print on white paper under bright light).
For additional questions or more information
Call Program Manager, Angela Dunlap at: 1-815-224-0372 or Literacy Specialist, Chris Warren at 1-815-224-0345.
The Illinois Literacy Hotline is 1-800-321-9511
Literacy Links: http://www.sos.state.il.us/
State of Illinois Literacy site