Tiered training and ongoing supervision for volunteer tutors and AmeriCorps members¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program trains its two staffing tiers differently. "AmeriCorps members and program managers receive two weeks of training before school opens, plus monthly in-services during the year," while "Volunteer tutors receive one hour of training plus ongoing supervision." This pairs intensive initial training for staff with brief initial training plus continuous supervision for community volunteers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Monthly in-services during the year for AmeriCorps members and program managers
• Ongoing supervision of volunteer tutors

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Grade 2-4 struggling readers served by trained volunteer tutors

Target Learning Goals¶

• Reading skills delivered through consistently trained tutors

Related Strategies¶

• Provide tutors 20 hours of pre-service training plus ongoing weekly coaching and professional development
• Train tutors in academic strategies through supervised practice with ongoing professional development across the year
• Provide at least 25 hours of targeted volunteer training, with at least half pre-service and the remainder throughout the year

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Reading Partners: Program Description and Evidence Rating. (2013). https://www.evidenceforessa.org