ED417017 PS026322
Title: On the Road to Reading: A Guide for Community Partners.
Author(s): Koralek, Derry; Collins, Ray
Author Affiliation: Corporation for National Service, Washington,
DC.(BBB34129); Collins Management Consulting, Inc., Vienna, VA.(BBB27325)
Pages: 116
Publication Date: December 1997
Sponsoring Agency: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
(DHHS), Washington, DC. Child Care Bureau. (BBB33982)@Department of
Education, Washington, DC. (EDD00001)
Contract No: 97-783-1252
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEJUL1998
Target Audience: Community
The goal of
the U.S. Department of Education's America Reads Challenge is that
all children read well and independently by the end of third grade.
This guide details the knowledge and skills needed to support the
America Reads Challenge or to implement a literacy development program
for children from preschool through grade 3. The guide was designed
for community partners in teaching children to read, including tutors,
trainers, program developers, and administrators. Chapter 1, "How
to Use This Guide," highlights the need for tutoring and relates
relevant sections of the guide for completing various tasks. Chapter
2, "How Most Children Learn to Read," describes early
child development, the effects of brain development on literacy
development, and how children become readers and writers. Chapter
3, "How Tutors Can Support Young Readers," describes appropriate
tutoring strategies for children of various ages, learning conditions
that support literacy, scaffolding techniques, and motivating children
to read. Chapter 4, "Involving Families in Tutoring Programs,"
discusses how to include family involvement in the tutoring program,
form family literacy programs, and reach families through reading-related
events. Chapter 5, "Building Community Partnerships,"
describes the America Reads Challenge, discusses collaborating with
work-study programs, and provides contact information for programs
supporting children's literacy development. Chapter 6, "Developing
a Tutoring Program," describes the characteristics of effective
tutoring programs and discusses eight steps to developing a tutoring
program: (1) assess need; (2) define mission; (3) set goals and
objectives; (4) create tutoring program partnerships; (5) design
program design; (6) select/adapt curriculum; (7) support tutors;
and (8) implement the plan. Three appendices define terms and contain
print, audiovisual, Web site, and organizational resources. (Contains
19 references.) (KB)
Descriptors: After School Education; Age Differences; *Beginning
Reading; Brain; *Community Programs; Community Resources; Early
Childhood Education; Emergent Literacy; Family Involvement; Family
Literacy; *Literacy Education; Parent Participation; Parents as
Teachers; Partnerships in Education; *Reading Instruction; School
Community Relationship; Student Motivation; Teaching Methods; *Tutoring;
Tutors; Work Study Programs; *Young Children
Identifiers: America Reads Challenge; Brain Development; Scaffolding;
Tutor Role; Tutor Training
