Welcome to the Reading and Writing Center ( RAW)

What is the Reading and Writing Center?

The RAW Center provides one-on-one tutoring in reading and writing in any discipline from an LPC English or ESL Faculty member.  It is available to all Las Positas College students. The RAW Center is located in the same room as the Tutorial Center, Room 2401, in Office D Monday through Thursday and in the Library, Room 2000, on Fridays and Saturdays. 

• Each student is allowed one twenty minute tutoring session per day.
• Tutoring is offered on a first come, served served drop-in basis. 

Waiting to meet with a tutor? Check out  the online lessons and resources on everything from thesis statements and reading strategies to comma usage; visit our  RAW Resouces page. 

RAW Center Tutors can assist you with:

• Writing and reading assignments from any class
• Reading comprehension and strategies
• Essays: brainstorming, developing your ideas, organization, thesis statements, paragraph focus, and conclusions
• MLA and APA documentation and format
• Grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation
• Transfer and scholarship statements

NOTE: RAW Center Tutors do not offer a "proofreading service." Tutors will help you locate your errors, teach you how to fix them, and provide learning resources.

Come prepared for your visit to the RAW Center:

• A pen or pencil
• Your assignment with your professor’s instructions
• Your reading assignment 
• If you need help on a project/task other than a class assignment, please bring the materials and instructions that you will need to work on it

Spring 2020 Official Hours, Locations, and Tutor Schedule:

The RAW Center opens week 4: Monday, February 3rd.

Locations:

Room 2401, Office D, Monday through Thursday and
Library, Room 2000, on Fridays and Saturdays

RAW Tutoring  Hours: 

Times	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
10-11am	Raymond	X	Raymond	X	10:30 Megan G.	10:30 Salem
11am-12pm	Steve B.	Heidii	Steve B.	Heidii	Megan G.	Salem
12-1 pm	Steve C.	Heidii	Steve C.	Heidii	Megan G.	Salem
1-2 pm	Salem	Erin	Yi	Amy	X	X
2-3pm	Erin	Erin	Erin	Amy	X	X
3-4pm	X	Erin	Erin	X	X	X
4-5pm	X	Steve C.	Michelle	X	X	X
5:30-6:30pm	X	Steve C.	Mathew	X	X	X