By: Follow South Jersey Staff
VOORHEES, N.J. — Do you have a few extra hours a week and are looking to lend a hand in your community? Or are you looking into a career in education and would like valuable hands-on experience? Literacy Volunteers of Camden County (LVCC) is looking for tutors to help residents learning English, math, or reading for adult English language learners.
LVCC is run out of the Camden County Library System and provides free, one-on-one, and small group tutoring to Camden County adults at the lowest literacy levels and the sessions are focused on meeting the individual needs of each learner.
“If you are 18 years of age or older and have just a few hours of extra time per week, you can help a fellow Camden County resident learn to read, write, do math or speak English,” Commissioner Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Library System, said in a press release from the county. “You do not need any prior tutoring experience or need to speak a foreign language to be eligible. This is such a vital service that can open so many doors for people to succeed and I encourage anyone is can, to get involved.”
LVCC provides several literacy and English programs including:
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Basic literacy tutoring in math and reading
- Topical workshops in financial literacy, family literacy, digital literacy, and citizenship prep.
Free training workshops are provided by LVCC to teach volunteers how to become tutors, during which volunteers will be introduced to the programs and learn how to determine an instructional starting point, as well as how to tutor utilizing certain methods and materials. All books and materials are provided at no cost, and ongoing staff support is available.
Tutors will choose what they would like to teach and will then be matched with a learner who can meet at a mutually acceptable time for one hour minimum per week. Sessions can be held in person or virtually.
To sign up to become a tutor, email literacy@camdencountylibrary.org or call 856-772-1636 x 7331.
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