IS 114 - Career Exploration in Education through Tutoring

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Kapiolani Community College

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3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Qualification for ENG 100; TB clearance. Comment: Students enrolled in the course must have a current (within the past 12 months) TB clearance and be willing to submit to background checks for security reasons. IS 114 provides students with information about English and math literacy tutoring from pre-kindergarten through college levels. Students will be required to tutor at a school in the grade level of their choice. Upon successful completion of IS 114, the student should be able to: Identify causes and effects of illiteracy. Cite current local and national statistics on illiteracy. List strategies to enhance brain development in children from 0-3 years of age. Identify developmental milestones for students from 0-18 years of age. Create an informal inventory for measuring students' literacy. Demonstrate techniques for successful English and Math tutoring. Identify learning styles and their implications for creation of lesson to be used in tutoring. Apply the problem-solving process in tutoring situations. Establish effective tutoring relationships. List his/her own strengths and weaknesses in communication and relating to students and set goals for improving areas of weakness. Identify skills needed by pre-kindergarten and primary, middle and secondary, and college-level tutors. Demonstrate understanding of changes required in tutoring needed to support the needs of students whose first language is not English. Demonstrate understanding of changes required in tutoring to support students with special educational needs. Demonstrate knowledge of a tutor's role, responsibility, and liability. Communicate effectively with teachers or professors and school administrators. Define reading and the reading process. Identify, demonstrate understanding of, and become proficient in the use of various tutoring strategies. List key differences in primary, secondary, and college- level tutoring. Demonstrate group leadership ability in primary, secondary or college educational settings. Identify and use various sources to obtain age appropriate reading material. Identify and use various web sites, which provide current literacy information. 2

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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