College Reading and Learning Association CRLA Certification

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College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
Certification

• Category C
• Presenter Suzie Warnock

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Agenda

• CRLA Certification Overview
• Training Categories
• Being A Certified Tutor
• Responsibilities

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History of College Reading Learning Association

• Started in the 1960s (WCRA)
• Program defined and refined in the 1970s (WCRA)
• Began International Certification Program in the
  1980s (WCRLA)
• Full development in the 1990s (CRLA)
• Over 700 Colleges and Universities in US Canada
  certified to date

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CRLA Purpose

• Certification Process Sets Standards Skill
  Levels for Tutors
• Provides International Tutor Recognition

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CRLA Endorsements

• National Association for Developmental Education
• Commission XVI of American College Personnel
  Association
• American Council of Developmental Education
  Association
• National Tutoring Association
• STCC Tutors in Very Good Company

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Tutor Certification Program

• Three Levels of Certification
• Regular
• Advanced
• Master
• CRLA Certifies Institutions Programs-Not
  Individuals
• STCC Certifies Its Tutors

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Category A

• Study Skills Required 3 topics
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Memory Techniques
• Note Taking Skills
• Time Management
• Test Taking Strategies

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Category B

• Interpersonal Skills Required 2 topics
• Communication Skills
• Listening Skills
• Goal Setting
• Decision Making Skills
• People Skills
• Stress Management
• Good Mental Health
• Conflict Resolution
• Identifying/using resources

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Category C

• Core Tutoring Required 5 topics
• Begin/End a Session
• Cooperative Tutoring
• Dos Do Nots of Tutoring
• Introduction to Tutoring
• Learning Styles
• Roundtable with faculty
• Socratic Method

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Category C (cont)

• Core Tutoring
• Positive Reinforcement
• Problem Solving Skills
• Questioning Skills
• Learning Disabilities
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Working with Deaf Students
• Questioning Skills

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Category D

• Area Specific Training Required 3 Topics
• Classroom Observation (3 ea)
• Classroom Participation (3 ea)
• Instructor Workshops
• TASP Workshops
• Intro to Accuplacer / Plato
• Learning Styles II
• Special Project
• Present Tutor Training Lesson

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Training Activity Evaluation/Verification Form
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Tutors Training History
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Category E

• Tutoring Experience OJT
• Required - 100 hours
• Tutor Log
• AccuTrack
• Official Timesheets
• Student Evaluations

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Tutor Log
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Student Evaluations
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Request for CRLA Certification

• Requirement Completed
• Training Classes - 13 topics
• Tutoring Experience 100 hours
• Submit a formal request for Certification to your
  supervisor
• Accompanied by an essay,
• What I Have Learned from Tutor Training
• My Personal Philosophy of Tutoring Students

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CRLA Certification

• Volunteer Tutors
• STCC Tutor Guide
• Please make suggestions, through your SSC
  Technician, for positive changes.

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CRLA Certification

• Thank you.
• Questions?