America Reads Tutor
Vowles Elementary
I tutored second grade students through the America Reads program, a national program striving to make all students readers by 3rd graders!Through this experience I have learned many valuable skills for my future career. I met with students twice a week for 30 minutes. We read together using paired reading to improve fluency and engaged in retellings to enhance comprehension. Through tutoring I observed students responses to each strategy; this experience will help me implement these reading strategies in my own classroom.
In addition to the strategy knowledge, I also developed relationships with students, teachers, and staff members during my time at Vowels Elementary. This experience allowed me to gain experience effectively communicating with staff members and teachers. Through creating my relationships with students I learned the types of books they prefer to read and communication methods that work best with students. I cannot begin to explain the amount I have learned from the students!
The students and I being silly on our last day together!
What is Paired Reading?
During the specified reading time (usually 30 minutes, twice a week) the student chooses the reading material. The reading strategy beings with a signal and then the student and parent/teacher begin reading together. Each error is corrected by the teacher by simply stating the correct word and the reading continues. Once the student feels comfortable reading on their own they give the designated signal and continue to read aloud alone until they make a mistake. The teacher will then correct the mistake and begin reading with the student. At Vowels, the students and I would engage in a retelling to improve comprehension. This step is optional but I saw the most improvement in this area!
Vowles Elementary
I tutored second grade students through the America Reads program, a national program striving to make all students readers by 3rd graders!Through this experience I have learned many valuable skills for my future career. I met with students twice a week for 30 minutes. We read together using paired reading to improve fluency and engaged in retellings to enhance comprehension. Through tutoring I observed students responses to each strategy; this experience will help me implement these reading strategies in my own classroom.
In addition to the strategy knowledge, I also developed relationships with students, teachers, and staff members during my time at Vowels Elementary. This experience allowed me to gain experience effectively communicating with staff members and teachers. Through creating my relationships with students I learned the types of books they prefer to read and communication methods that work best with students. I cannot begin to explain the amount I have learned from the students!
The students and I being silly on our last day together!What is Paired Reading?
During the specified reading time (usually 30 minutes, twice a week) the student chooses the reading material. The reading strategy beings with a signal and then the student and parent/teacher begin reading together. Each error is corrected by the teacher by simply stating the correct word and the reading continues. Once the student feels comfortable reading on their own they give the designated signal and continue to read aloud alone until they make a mistake. The teacher will then correct the mistake and begin reading with the student. At Vowels, the students and I would engage in a retelling to improve comprehension. This step is optional but I saw the most improvement in this area!
