Orientation for Prospective Tutors

PLEASE NOTE: Orientation is required BEFORE you can attend the Adult Basic Training.
  • Orientation will be scheduled for an hour and will be held at the Literacy Council office.
  • Orientation dates will be made available via email. Tutors will be emailed a set of dates and times to choose from.
  • During this Orientation, tutors will learn more about our organization as well as receive materials that will be used during training.
  • Tutors will also be receiving a Self-Paced Training Course that has to be completed before attending an Adult Basic Training. This Course contains 10 lessons which range from 5 minutes to 53 minutes. In total, this Self-Paced Training Course will take approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete. As stated before, this course has to be completed before attending an Adult Basic Training session.
Contact Dawn Blake, Director of Programs, or Megan Miller, Executive Director, to sign up. Call (423) 392-4643 or email lckingsport@gmail.com​​. 

2017 Training Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: Orientation is required BEFORE you can attend the Adult Basic Training.

New Tutor Training

Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English Speakers of Other Langauges (ESOL)
(Trainers: Karen Cassell & Dawn Blake)
  • Saturday, February 4, 2017;  9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / Kingsport Public Library
  • Saturday, August 12, 2017;  9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. / Kingsport Public Library
  • Saturday, November 4, 2017;  9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / Kingsport Public Library

Continuing Education for Tutors

News for You & Literacy Games (Dawn Blake, Trainer)
  • Tuesday, April 18, 2017;  5 – 7:45 pm / Kingsport Public Library

Setting Student Goals & Supplemental Materials (Karen Cassell, Trainer)
  • Tuesday, September 12, 2017;  5 – 7:45 pm / Kingsport Public Library

​Beyond Laubach (Rhoda Bliese, Trainer)
  • Saturday, October 7, 2017;  1 – 4 pm / Kingsport Public Library