Overview
You must be at least 18 years of age to volunteer as a Tutor. Please read the following information and then click below to complete a Volunteer application.
We seek people with a spirit of volunteerism, commitment and a genuine curiosity and interest in teaching students who are from all walks of life and nationalities.
You do not need teacher certification or experience or know a Student's primary language.
We train you how to improve a Student’s reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. We will provide you with free teaching and resource materials you will use in tutoring sessions.
We require you to attend an initial two (2) hour group training session where we review organizational history and mission, teaching methodologies and materials provided at no cost, review in-house and online teaching resources, answer questions and provide a tour of our office.
After matching you with a Student based on related interests and availability, you will both be invited to attend a “Meet and Greet” session where we will review expectations, answer questions and establish meeting schedules.
We suggest, but do not require, that you make a commitment to meet three (3) hours per week (1.5 hours twice each week) to help your Student achieve personal goals related to becoming proficient in the English language.
We seek people with a spirit of volunteerism, commitment and a genuine curiosity and interest in teaching students who are from all walks of life and nationalities.
You do not need teacher certification or experience or know a Student's primary language.
We train you how to improve a Student’s reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. We will provide you with free teaching and resource materials you will use in tutoring sessions.
We require you to attend an initial two (2) hour group training session where we review organizational history and mission, teaching methodologies and materials provided at no cost, review in-house and online teaching resources, answer questions and provide a tour of our office.
After matching you with a Student based on related interests and availability, you will both be invited to attend a “Meet and Greet” session where we will review expectations, answer questions and establish meeting schedules.
We suggest, but do not require, that you make a commitment to meet three (3) hours per week (1.5 hours twice each week) to help your Student achieve personal goals related to becoming proficient in the English language.
How To Apply
Please review the information on this website and then click HERE to complete and submit our online application
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact our Program Director, by calling her at 479-273-3486 or emailing her at cgroseclos@goliteracy.org.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact our Program Director, by calling her at 479-273-3486 or emailing her at cgroseclos@goliteracy.org.
Success Stories
LCBC Tutor Lisa Alexander
“Good afternoon.” “Hello.” “How are you?” “How was work?”
Lisa Alexander greets her Afghan students as they enter class and repeats the same questions to every student, letting each of them listen to the answers from their classmates and countrymen. Lisa is currently teaching a class of six every day. An additional Afghan class is forming soon. She teaches a third class two mornings a week with two students from Mexico and has been tutoring at the Literacy Council of Benton County since 2018.
In addition to classes, Lisa operates a law office part time with her husband and devotes more than her share of time, as well as materials, to LCBC. She and her Afghan class recently made a field trip to a local bank.
“Four of the six students received their first paychecks and knew they had been paid, but they didn’t know what to do with the checks. So we made an impromptu walking field trip to the bank on the square.”
Arvest Bank Vice President, Mike Whited, received an immediate phone call from LCBC Director Vicki Ronald, and knew to expect Lisa and her charges. After some discussion about pin numbers, ATMs and deposits, the class received a lesson from Lisa about how ATMs operate, why money couldn’t be withdrawn immediately, and the dangers of overdrafts.
“I’m not sure how much they understood initially, but I think I got my point across,” Lisa mused. “The next thing we demonstrated and discussed in class was signatures,” Lisa said, with cursive alphabet posters at hand. Whited noted that two of the students signed their names with what looked like a “t” or an “X” on their bank forms.
Concerned that Lisa may have taken on too much with her Afghan class in addition to her other students, she assured the program coordinator that what she was doing for LCBC was mutually beneficial.
“This is the thing that energizes me to want to leave the house and do something. I’m helping others but I’m helping myself as well.”
LCBC and its students are fortunate to have someone like Lisa Alexander volunteering her time and skills to improve our community through literacy.
“Good afternoon.” “Hello.” “How are you?” “How was work?”
Lisa Alexander greets her Afghan students as they enter class and repeats the same questions to every student, letting each of them listen to the answers from their classmates and countrymen. Lisa is currently teaching a class of six every day. An additional Afghan class is forming soon. She teaches a third class two mornings a week with two students from Mexico and has been tutoring at the Literacy Council of Benton County since 2018.
In addition to classes, Lisa operates a law office part time with her husband and devotes more than her share of time, as well as materials, to LCBC. She and her Afghan class recently made a field trip to a local bank.
“Four of the six students received their first paychecks and knew they had been paid, but they didn’t know what to do with the checks. So we made an impromptu walking field trip to the bank on the square.”
Arvest Bank Vice President, Mike Whited, received an immediate phone call from LCBC Director Vicki Ronald, and knew to expect Lisa and her charges. After some discussion about pin numbers, ATMs and deposits, the class received a lesson from Lisa about how ATMs operate, why money couldn’t be withdrawn immediately, and the dangers of overdrafts.
“I’m not sure how much they understood initially, but I think I got my point across,” Lisa mused. “The next thing we demonstrated and discussed in class was signatures,” Lisa said, with cursive alphabet posters at hand. Whited noted that two of the students signed their names with what looked like a “t” or an “X” on their bank forms.
Concerned that Lisa may have taken on too much with her Afghan class in addition to her other students, she assured the program coordinator that what she was doing for LCBC was mutually beneficial.
“This is the thing that energizes me to want to leave the house and do something. I’m helping others but I’m helping myself as well.”
LCBC and its students are fortunate to have someone like Lisa Alexander volunteering her time and skills to improve our community through literacy.