Student and Program Assessments
LVG is a United Way Partner Agency and a ProLiteracy America Program Affiliate. These organizations, and our funders, want to know that we are providing tutoring which follows the best educational practices and that our students’ literacy skills are improving.
It is, therefore, important that we document student hours and assess their literacy skills goals and achievements annually.
LVG uses the ESLOA (English as a Second Language Oral Assessment) when students register for tutoring. The ESLOA will also be used for annual assessments. In addition, this year we will pilot a short writing and reading assessment based on the Side by Side curriculum.
Based on the schedule that other literacy volunteer groups have found effective, our goal is to begin annual assessments in August and be finished by November 1.
After student assessments have been completed, we will schedule tutors’ meetings to share information and materials and determine what additional materials tutors would find helpful. These will be tutors-only sessions and provide opportunities to share your success stories with each other and see what materials LVG has available in addition to the texts.
Please e-mail Jacqui at info@lvg-ct.org if you have ideas about the best locations and times for tutor gatherings.