New
Beginnings
Creating
and Establishing an Adult Literacy Program
Volunteers
In Training for Adult Literacy
Volunteers
In Training for Adult Literacy (Project VITAL) was located
within the Center for Initiatives in Education at Southwest Texas
State University in San Marcos, Texas. Initiated in July of 1994,
Project VITAL provided professional development opportunities for
volunteer adult literacy tutors and program administrators at the
state-wide, regional, and local level until June of 2002. Training
activities for tutors and teachers included instructional strategies,
student orientation, goal-setting, recruitment, and retention, as
well as curriculum development. They were designed specifically to
meet the needs of the local program's students, teachers, and tutors.
Project VITAL also offered training in the administrative areas of
board and fund development, volunteer recruitment and retention,
as well as program design, coordination, and management, focusing
on expansion of local capacity. Project VITAL maintained a website
with a database of adult literacy programs in Texas, an on-line survey
for volunteers and program managers of adult literacy programs, and
pages for additional professional development resources, funding
sources, and curriculum development. In addition, an annual statewide
conference for volunteers was offered in conjunction with the Texas
Association of Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE).
Center
for Initiatives in Education
The Center
for Initiatives in Education (CIE), through active partnerships
with schools, communities, and governmental entities in Texas, supports
several special projects in adult literacy and numerous criminal
justice initiatives. It is a nationally recognized resource that
provides quality research and innovative educational services to
communities and professional organizations that work collaboratively
with diverse and underserved populations. Numerous programs within
the Center have received national and international recognition for
excellence and are authorized to provide a variety of professional
training credits.
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