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students and transportation are all in place for schools implementing
Learning Together during the regular day. While the flexibility allows
you to customize when and where you implement our programs, coordinator training,
tutor preparation and prescriptive lessons ensure that the
programs maintain their integrity whatever implementation model you
select. Read more…
Learning
Together can suggest guidelines for selecting tutees through local
or state assessment scores and teacher recommendations. We’ll also help
you pick the tutor model that makes the most of your available
resources. We send highly qualified trainers to your district to
prepare program coordinators, who in turn train your tutors. Through
direct instruction and role play, tutors learn literacy and/or math
skills and practice strategies, giving them the skills and
confidence to lead their tutees through each lesson.
School districts throughout the country have successfully implemented our in-school programs with a variety of mentor models:
Before school
Cross-age programs:
- One
Texas site makes use of the time before class even begins. Tutor
preparation begins over breakfast and the tutorial extends into the
first instructional period.
- In another Texas district, some
schools are using both Reading Together Grade Two and Grade
Three. Because each campus is unique, the coordinators have
adapted schedules. Some schools meet before school, while others
use time during the regular school day and still others hold tutorials
afterschool.
Adult mentor programs:
- Corporations,
private organizations and schools came together in North Carolina to
help struggling elementary-school readers. Senior citizens
volunteer as tutors and sites implement the program at a time that best
fits their needs: before school, during the school day and
afterschool.
During school
Cross-age programs:
- Because
each of the participating campuses in a Texas district had unique
needs, different schedules were implemented: before,
during or afterschool. For example, one site uses the lunch period
to begin tutorials, while another holds preparation and tutorials
afterschool.
- As an extention of the Title I program, a North
Carolina school implemented Reading Together to specifically target
qualifying students. Tutor preparation and tutoring sessions are
conducted first thing in the morning so that students start their day
ready to learn.
- Barnardsville Elementary School, NC
- Cabell County, WV
- Prince George's County, MD
Adult mentor programs:
- Schools
in Iowa made a connection with senior citizens and retired teachers.
These senior tutors developed an excellent rapport and were very
effective working with their second-grade tutees.
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch, TX
Learning Together provides training, materials and support:
Tutor/tutee materials
Coordinator materials
Onsite professional development training
Ongoing support
Pick the format that works best for your students.
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