Table 2

Response to Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Program Evaluation Kit

The Second Stage: The Progress Profile

Once the Program Evaluations were complete, coordinators began training tutors in the use of the Progress Profile. Training varied among programs, with some programs providing group training and others doing more one-on-one training. Some programs also provided review sessions as appropriate. The students and tutors used the Progress Profile over the next few weeks and months in planning and evaluating their work and progress. As a part of this project the pairs then completed questionnaires designed to enable tutoring pairs to respond to their use of the Progress Profile.

A total of 86 pairs used the Progress Profile during this project and 62 pairs followed through on completion of the tutor and student questionnaires. Because the Prospects program introduced pairs to the Progress Profile before the program officially began, only the Prospects pairs worked together for the recommended period of time before evaluating their progress. However, all pairs did some evaluation of progress even when they had been working together for a shorter period.

This reduced period of tutoring before review of progress did not appear to affect the overall results of the project. The vast majority of