The following checklist will assist you in understanding if tutoring is something you are interested in and ready to commit to.

• ___ I have a willingness to help someone learn something new
• ___ I am interested in working with people who are different from me
• ___ I have 1-2 hours a week available to commit to tutoring
• ___ I am able to attend 10 -16 hours of training in order to become a tutor
• ___ I am a good listener
• ___ I am able to practice patience when progress seems to be moving slowly
• ___ I am willing to learn techniques to use with adult learners
• ___ I am able to use materials and resources during my tutoring session
• ___ I am interested in gaining a valuable experience
• ___ I want to have fun and create an engaging learning environment

Quiz
The following quiz will help you to recall some of the information covered in this orientation related to becoming a tutor in the state of Oregon.

True / False

	1. True / False	1 in 5 Oregon adults read at the lowest level of literacy.
	2. True / False	The Literacy Line is one way to find a tutoring program in your area.
	3. True / False	Adult learners have life experience and knowledge that needs to be connected to the learning process.
	4. True / False	Adults have more responsibilities and commitments than younger learners do.

Multiple Choice

	1. The Adult Basic Skills program includes which of the following categories?
		a.	English as a Second Language (ESL)
		b.	General Education Development (GED)
		c.	Adult Basic Education (ABE)
		d.	All of the above
	2. $225 billion dollars is
		a.	The amount of money spent on adult education programs each year
		b.	The amount of money needed to help every adult gain literacy skills
		c.	The cost to business and taxpayers in lost wages, profits and productivity due to limited literacy skills
		d.	The amount of money tutors are paid for their services
	3. Adult learners are
		a.	Self directed
		b.	Goal oriented
		c.	Relevancy oriented
		d.	All of the above
	4. Challenges a tutor may face include all BUT ONE of the following
		a.	Students leaving the program before meeting their goals due to outside commitments
		b.	Continuously relating the learning process to the students' goals
		c.	Forming a lasting relationship
		d.	Remembering that adult learners bring more to the table in terms of responsibility, commitment and life experience
	5. Which of the following are ways to connect to a local tutoring program?
		a.	Oregon Literacy, Inc.'s Literacy Line
		b.	Oregon Literacy, Inc.'s affiliate WebPages
		c.	Contacting a local community college
		d.	All of the above