Tutor for Adults Reference Form

Please complete this form to provide a reference for an individual who has applied to be a volunteer tutor working with adult learners at Midcoast Literacy.

Midcoast Literacy is nonprofit based in Bath that helps people of all ages improve their lives through literacy in Lincoln, Sagadahoc and northern Cumberland counties. Our tutors work one-on-one with a wide range of adults including both English language learners and native English-speaking individuals who struggle with reading and writing. Volunteer tutors commit to working one or more times a week, for an hour, for a minimum of one year with their students. Volunteers are expected to be respectful,
organized, dependable, kind, patient, and flexible.

Please answer all of the questions and then press the SUBMIT REFERENCE button at the bottom of the form.

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A tutor needs to feel comfortable and confident around adults, to be able to assess the needs and abilities of the student, and to create a positive atmosphere of learning and discovery within the tutoring sessions. Why do you think this applicant would be a good fit for this position?(Required)

Our students may be struggling: academically, socially, emotionally, and/or behaviorally. How do you think the applicant would do at creating a positive learning atmosphere for an adult who may have already come to see learning to read as a negative process?(Required)

Our students may be new to English and to our culture. Would the applicant be both helpful and respectful in assisting students with this difficult transition?(Required)

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