Volunteers interested in helping adults improve English skills are
invited to a training session sponsored by Volunteers in Teaching
Adults (VITA) at Oakton Community College. Training is scheduled 8:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006; 6:30 - 10 p.m., Tuesday,
Jan. 10, 2006; and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at the
Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.
VITA
tutors should be able to pledge two to six hours weekly, and to work
with teachers in the English as a Second Language (ESL) and Learn
to Read to Learn (LTRTL). Tutors may volunteer at a variety of locations
on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.
For
more information, visit VITA at
www.oakton.edu/cont_ed/all/vita.html, or contact Cathy Niemet
at 847-635-1426 to schedule an interview.