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RSVP of Worcester, Massachusetts, initiated an innovative classroom program, Math Magicians, that assists local elementary schools in cultivating students’ appreciation of mathematics and enhances...
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With support from Learn and Serve America, RSVP of Northern Arizona, headquartered at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, recruits baby boomers and assigns them to tutoring projects in local K-...
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Reading the classic works of literature can be intimidating for anyone, especially middle and high school students. This effective practice highlights a strategy that helps readers keep track of who’...
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This effective practice suggests a creative approach for learning new words that is engaging and fun for students. The strategy was contributed by Sarah Kurachek in March 2006 via the America Learns...
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Teaching grammar to children can be a time for tutors to get creative! This technique, "Around the World with Nouns," helps young students conceptualize what nouns are. LaTarsha Bernard, a second...
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At Grand Rapids Community College (Michigan), faculty members have developed a unique way to learn the pedagogy of service-learning. Learning circles are a place for faculty to come together and...
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Many young people are looking for opportunities to improve the communities in which they live. The Roadmap to Civic Engagement, created by the Washington Service Corps in collaboration with Service-...
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As the general population enjoys increased longevity, traditional notions of old age and retirement are no longer applicable, and more and more older workers wish to remain economically active. Other...
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Tutoring programs are a great way to increase the success of students. Members and volunteers who tutor students can increase their efficacy by building good relationships with their students. This...
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Service-learning takes students out of the classroom and into the community and workplace. This effective practice offers practical suggestions for program directors and educators who would like to...
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Volunteers who tutor reading need training in selecting and using literature that promotes diversity, and students need to read literature with diversity themes to broaden their awareness and...
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Many young people have stereotypes about seniors that affect how they relate to them. Seniors may have a wealth of information and wisdom for young people to draw on, but stereotypes often get in the...
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To be successful, tutors need to develop a positive relationship with the classroom teacher, understand classroom management techniques, and get to know the children they'll be tutoring. All tutors...
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The America Reads program at the University of Utah has 37 Federal Work Study (FWS) tutors (2002) serving in three Salt Lake City, Utah, elementary schools. An AmeriCorps member serves as a site...
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Studies have found that family involvement is a key factor in improving a child's academic achievement, motivation, behavior, and attendance. This effective practice by Randi Douglas, LEARNS, shares...
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A new director of an elementary school literacy tutoring program in rural Purdy, Missouri, established a collaboration with a local university to train her AmeriCorps tutors (called reading coaches...
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Saying goodbye at the end of a service term can be difficult for tutors and pupils who have developed close bonds. Use the end of the year to reflect on accomplishments and time spent together. Nancy...
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By using recreation time as an incentive, after-school programs motivate students to complete their homework assignments. Athletes in Service AmeriCorps members have successfully implemented the...
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Tutors can feel isolated if they have no one to turn to at their volunteer site to solve problems or help generate ideas. The America Reads program at the University of Michigan developed a system of...
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Technology education works best when students are given a hands-on setting. Oftentimes alternative students learn better through this type of experiential education, rather than from lectures and...
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Nationwide, AmeriCorps programs have answered the call to help ensure all children can read by third grade. Slightly more than half of all AmeriCorps programs provide educational activities in their...
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Encouraging students' creativity can be an effective way of getting them excited about language and learning. An AmeriCorps member in Tukwila, Washington, used poetry workshops to encourage language...
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This model from the book Effective Practices in Public Safety focuses on AmeriCorps programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Brooklyn, New York, that are teaching students nonviolent conflict...
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Chapter five, from Seniors for Schools Effective Practices Guidebook, seeks to help a literacy program select an effective tutoring approach. Questions in seven key program areas are provided. By...
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This effective practice, taken from a study of 61 partnerships, provides a summary of methods that contributed to the success of America Reads tutoring alliances. Excerpted from the Northwest...
