Tutor for Children Reference Form

Please complete this form to provide a reference for an individual who has applied to be a volunteer tutor working with children 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 Read Together tutors work one-on-one with children ages 7-14 including both English language learners and native English-speaking children who are reading below grade level. This is a supplemental program conducted outside of school, staffed by volunteers dedicated to improving the literacy of young people. Volunteer tutors commit to working one hour, twice a week, 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 be dependable, punctual, kind, friendly, and helpful. Do you think the applicant demonstrates these qualities?(Required)

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A Read Together tutor needs to feel comfortable and confident around children, 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 experiencing struggles at home. They may be lacking literacy resources at home, living in poverty, and witnessing stressful family relationships. Our tutors need to interact with students’ family members at the beginning and end of each session. Do you think the applicant will be able to interact with family members in a positive, supportive, and clear manner?(Required)

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Our students may be struggling at school: academically, socially, emotionally, and/or behaviorally. Why do you think the applicant is well suited to create a positive learning atmosphere for a child who may have already come to see learning to read as a negative process?(Required)

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