Requirements for tutors

The Learning Centre for Hamilton relies solely on volunteers to act as tutors trained in the Orton -Gillingham Approach at no cost to the trainee. Tutors may have a background in education, but it is not a requirement. We always need people willing to join the Learning Centre family to help children acquire the life-long skills of reading and spelling. Tutoring will require a significant commitment of your time, but it will be rewarded by the progress and increased self-esteem a child will experience.

• classroom tutorials, coursework, and practicum observations:

• 45 hours of classroom instruction as trainees progress through nine modules of the program

• 8-10 lesson observations

• quizzes and final exam

• required reading: 4 book reports

• 100 hours of supervised practicum with two children

Upon completing all the requirements, the tutor trainee is recommended for certification as an Orton-Gillingham tutor under the Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada Learning Centre Program.