As an English Language Tutor, you’ll be placed at a local school where you’ll help students in middle school to improve their academic English language skills and gain confidence. Every day, you’ll meet with students one-on-one or in small groups to provide extra practice and build skills.
Service Activities
What to Expect
- Use proven strategies to help Long-Term English Learner students build their skills and confidence.
- Collaborate with coaches and teachers to monitor student progress and see what’s working.
- Conduct skill assessments and enter student scores into data management software.
- Commit to continuous improvement through coaching, training and professional development.
- Lead after school enrichment classes focused on hands-on learning and social emotional development.
- Support families with engaging in their student’s learning at school.
- Represent Language Corps at school-sponsored activities and share your experience with the wider community to help build awareness.
Community Need Addressed
Many students in Minnesota need extra help developing strong foundational language skills and you can make all the difference. Take action as a tutor and join a team dedicated to helping all students succeed.
Position Outcomes
In Minnesota public schools about 74,000 students (around 8.5%) are multilingual. Although fluent in English, multi-lingual students often need extra support with reading and writing. As part of Language Corps, AmeriCorps members are trained to mentor middle school students, ensure and help them improve their skills. Member provide individual, small group, and classroom support to help students realize their incredible potential.
Benefits
Childcare assistance if eligible, Education award upon successful completion of service, Health coverage, Stipend, Student loan forbearance, Training
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise
Teamwork
Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment