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Regular/Level 1 Certification Requirements
A. AMOUNT/DURATION OF TUTOR TRAINING:
one or more of the following:
1. Minimum of ten (10) hours of tutor training
2. A quarter/semester tutor training course
3. A quarter/semester of tutor training (non-course work)
B. MODES OF TUTOR TRAINING
1. Classroom and/or workshop instruction PLUS two (2) or more
of the following:
2. Tutor training videotapes
3. Conferences with tutor trainer/supervisor
4. Special tutor projects
5. Other
C. AREA/TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN TUTOR TRAINING
A minimum of eight (8) of the following topics should be covered in
Level 1 training. The exact amount of time devoted to each topic may
vary.
1. Definition of tutoring and tutor responsibilities
2. Basic tutoring guidelines
3. Techniques for successfully beginning and ending a tutor
session
4. Some basic Tutoring Do's
5. Some basic Tutoring Don'ts
6. Role Modeling
7. Setting Goals/Planning
8. Communication Skills
9. Active listening and paraphrasing
10. Referral Skills
11. Study Skills
12. Critical Thinking Skills
13. Compliance with the Ethics and Philosophy of the Tutor
Program
14. Modeling problem solving
D. REQUIRED TUTORING EXPERIENCE
25 hours of actual tutoring
E. TUTOR SELECTION CRITERIA
1. Interview plus written approval of a content/skill
instructor
AND/OR
2. Interview plus endorsement of tutor trainer/supervisor
PLUS at least one of the following:
3. Grade of "A" or "B" in subject content being tutored
4. Documented experience equivalent to #3
F. TUTOR EVALUATION CRITERIA
1. A formal/informal evaluation process is in place
2. Formal/informal evaluation occurs on a regular basis
3. The results of the evaluation process are made known to
the tutors
This material taken from CRLA's Requirements for Certification of Tutor
Programs
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