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Seniors for Schools: Effective Practices Guidebook is a compilation of information, tools, and materials used by Seniors for Schools project directors as they launched a new child literacy initiative...
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This guide was developed to support reading programs and reading tutors in their work to accomplish the major goal of the America Reads Challenge: To ensure that every child can read independently...
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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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The Alternative Classroom Experience (ACE) program of the Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp, just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a unique program with a mission to help children live their lives more...
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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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In response to the Seniors Assisting Youth Engaged in Service (SaYES) initiative, Shelby Public Schools Service-Learning Program launched a campaign to recruit older adult volunteers and partner them...
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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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During summer break Foster Grandparents from the Mexia State School Foster Grandparent Program partnered with local city libraries to provide reading programs for children with special reading needs...
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Literacy development is intensely social, and senior tutoring meets this important need, as well as others, for students who are learning to read. This 2000 National Service Fellows study by Amy...
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An intergenerational pen pal buddy program is a great way for students to increase their literacy skills and build lasting friendships. In Riley County, Kansas, 15 RSVP volunteers were ready to team...
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In Gates County, North Carolina, high school and middle school Peers Empowering Peers (PEP) volunteers promote literacy by producing book dramatizations for and with students at local elementary...
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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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In working to support youth success there often exists a gap between schools, families, and communities that could be bridged by creating partnerships among members of these groups. This effective...
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In Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods, faith-based institutions, supplied with funding, pedagogy, and training from Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), promote literacy while enhancing their ability 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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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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RSVP of Scioto County, Ohio compiled the WWII memories of seniors in their community and published them in a book titled, Memoirs of WWII - A Time to Remember. Once the book was published, the senior...
