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Volunteer Literacy Tutoring ProgramThe Mt. Hood Community College Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program provides individualized instruction in reading, English as a Second Language and GED preparation. Our tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with students who, for one reason or another, cannot attend classes at one of our main campuses. With a focus on developing life and language skills that empower and enrich students’ lives, the MHCC VLT hopes to strengthen community bonds, foster trust and economic self-sufficiency, as well as overcome obstacles to academic achievement. We offer free daytime and evening classes at the Rockwood Library, Snow Cap Charities, and HB Lee Middle School. Do you need free help learning English or improving your reading, writing or math skills? The VLT Program at MHCC offers adult students free instruction in beginning to low-intermediate English as a Second Language and basic math and reading skills. If you have questions or need assistance, please call Chris Fadden at 491-6948, Chris.Fadden@mhcc.edu or Anne Weiss at 988-5270. Do you want to help as a volunteer? Not everyone adapts with equal measure to mainstream education and as a volunteer tutor, you will encounter students with different styles of learning. Some learners require a slower pace, a more flexible schedule, alternative ways of filtering information, and/or practice in applying study skills. Education experts agree that tutors can change students’ attitudes toward learning, which in turn opens doors of opportunity and leads to participation in lifelong learning activities. Tutoring is a specialized kind of teaching and you do not need a background in education to be a world-class tutor. Your job is defined by understanding, very specifically, student goals. Tutors work in a highly personalized environment that facilitates mutual respect and acknowledges differences. The tutor is a role model who leads students, step by step, through the process of becoming independent learners. The state of Oregon defines literacy as: “…the combination of foundation skills (reading, math, writing, and communication) and workplace skills (teamwork, resource allocation, decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, personal self-management, and technological competency) necessary to adequately function as workers, family members and members of a community in an information society. Instead of the question, “Can you read?” we must ask, “Do you read well enough to use your employee’s manual effectively?” “How well do you apply the math skill of percentages to your daily living and work environments?” “Do you write at such a level that your child’s teacher, your boss, your customer, or team members understand what you are trying to communicate?”
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