The Beverly Hills Library's S*T*A*R* Literacy Program invites you to attend:

Tutor Training Seminar

When:  Saturday, March 22, 2008
Time:  10:00am- 4:30pm
Where:  Library Meeting Room, 2nd Floor

Refreshments will be served. 
RSVP to Delores Almond at 310.288.2207 or
email: dallmond@beverlyhills.org

Recruitment: Adult learners are recruited through newspaper ads, flyers, media and word of mouth. A person 16 years of age can be admitted to the program if he or she has left high school.

Learner Orientation:  Orientation is given in two-hour sessions, by appointment.  The program is explained in detail and the adult learner is tested and placed at his/her individual reading level. 

Placement: After testing the learner is placed at the appropriate level with a tutor. If a tutor is not immediately available, the adult learner can begin the process in the reading lab with the assistance of the reading lab coordinator.

Time in Program:  Since the tutoring is individualized, the time and progress of each student depends on individual goals, commitment and willingness to learn.  There is no set time to complete the program. 

Tutoring Sites: Tutoring sites are provided at the library and other community social service agencies, churches, synagogues and business associations.

Orientation: Orientation is given in three-hour sessions, morning or afternoon. The program is explained in detail and the adult learner is tested and placed at his/her individual reading level. Sessions are scheduled a minimum of three times a year.

Computer Reading Lab: Resource center for individual instruction in reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills.  Individual instruction provided on using computers. 

The Families for Literacy (FFL) program is designed to extend adult literacy services to adult learners with preschool children. 

Program Goal: Resources are provided to introduce adult lerners and their families to the value and joy of reading, helping assure that each child will enter school ready to read. 

Enrollment: The families served are adult learners enrolled in the program and have at least one child under the age of five. Older sisters and brothers are encouraged to come. Grandparents and relatives are also welcome.

Monthly Schedule: The Family workshop takes place on the first Saturday of the month.  We provide preschool-age story times with poems, stories, songs, music and crafts on the theme of the month.  Free books are given away at the workshop. 

Workplace Literacy is designed to help adult learners to read, write and communicate better in a workplace environment to promote positive self-esteem, the ability to interact with fellow employees, and productivity. Employees are recruited from the workplace, matched with a volunteer tutor and tutored on a one-on-one basis. Volunteer tutors are given a twelve-hour workshop to prepare them to work with the employee. Classes are held twice a week and each class is one and one-half hours. Classes are held at the workplace. 

Past and Current Beverly Hills Participants: Beverly Hills Public Library, Lawry's the Prime Rib Restaurant, Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, U.S. Post Office, the Beverly Hills Animal Hospital, the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the Beverly Hills Hotel, Mercedes Benz, Rolex Service Center and the Mosaic Hotel.