CHARITABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY DBA PROJECT KINSHIP

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) 4� "iF C4VNiY .E. Santa Ana Workforce Development Board: Youth Service Provider 8. Tutoring (1 page max) I. Describe in detail thetutoring resources thatwill be provided to youth through your program or in partnership with local resources. The proposed program will utilize the Test for Adult Basic Education (TABS) with all participants to assess their literacy and numeracy skills pre and post enrollment. Youth who score 8.9 or below will be considered "basic skills deficient' and eligible for enrollment. All participants will have a Tutoring Plan informed by their performance on the Pre - Assessment TABE taken priorto enrollment. Throughout the program, participants will receive focused tutoring to improve the literacy and numeracy skills. Areas where they exhibited the greatest deficiency will serve as the highest priority for tutoring activities. Volunteers from the University of California, Irvine come to the Project Kinship Office three times a week to provide tutoring with participants. During tutoring times, volunteers support participants with: one-on-one homework assistance; focused practice in TABS test areas of difficulty; computer lab tutorials; completing online documents such as job applications, resumes, and career -focused research; group collaboration with peers on homework or projects; and low -risk social activities to practice conversation and comprehension for English as a Second Language Learners. Project Kinship provides a designated space and time for tutoring and homework assistance for participants, something often not available to them at home. The program also offers drop in tutoring hours for those who are currently working, in school, parenting, or have other time commitment restraints. These flexible options, as well as the opportunity to take practice TABS- test throughout the Quarter, allow participants to build their test taking confidence and basic literacy and numeracy skills. Each intervention will led to measurable gains when participants complete the official Post -Assessment (TARE retest) each Quarter.