Ms. Kira Leonard

Ms. Lydia Kendall

 Learning Strategies

Tutoring for other courses available upon request.

Lab tutors are available on a walk-in basis in each of the labs. Schedules are posted as links from this website and outside the door to each lab.

Individual tutoring schedules may be contracted on a weekly, monthly, or semester basis.

All tutoring services conducted in the ADLC are 

free of charge.

The Academic Development Learning Center, a supportive unit of the Academic Development Program, has been in existence since Fall 1985. 

The Learning Center was created to facilitate learning for students in Academic Development Program course work. The center seeks to provide a supportive atmosphere conducive to creative learning and productivity. Students receive individualized assistance in mathematics, reading, writing, study skills and word processing. Besides providing individualized tutoring, the center also offers books, computers, video and audio tapes, and other instructional materials for student use.

The Academic Development Learning Center is located on the 4th floor of Foster Hall. Room 411 is the Math Learning Center; Room 409 is the Reading/Writing/Learning Strategies Center; and Room 414 houses the 30-station Computer Lab with access to the Internet and facilities for word processing and printing. Since the Learning Center is next door to the Roaden University Center, 

it is easily accessible by anyone requiring its services.

Goals of the Academic Development Learning Center:

 1.         to provide individualized assistance for students taking developmental courses in                     

             a.    mathematics

 b.    writing

 c.    reading

2.         to assist students with study skills and word processing skills

3.         to help students catch up with what they missed or could not understand from their classes

4.         to make available relevant instructional materials for students and faculty

5.         to provide a comfortable atmosphere for students to receive help

6.         to administer non-standardized tests to students

7.         to help develop students’ competence in their courses

8.         to help students reduce their anxiety for academic achievement

Tutors for the Learning Center are certified through the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and operate under a Code of Ethics for Tutoring.  The Learning Center is evaluated by the Academic Development student body on a semester basis by a 10-question survey covering such areas as:

a.    receiving needed assistance

            b.    clarity of explanations

c.    availability of tutors

d.    likelihood of return visits

Source:  Academic Development Learning Center: An Overview of the Tutor Program. Submitted to College Reading and Learning Association. Tennessee Tech. University, 1997.