Effective Practices: Literacy Programs

Posted by on June 16, 2006

The Resource Center’s Effective Practices Collection
http://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/

The Resource Center’s Effective Practices Collection presents the following effective practices on teaching and encouraging literacy from LEARNS, the Corporation’s Training and Technical Assistance Provider for mentoring and education success.

Incorporating ten strategies to achieve a balanced approach to tutoring
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_33463

Selecting appropriate books to read with children
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_33061

Using poetry workshops to encourage literacy
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_poetry

Setting standards for tutors in literacy programs
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_33446

Motivating reluctant adolescent readers
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_32803

Using teams of senior volunteers for literacy tutoring
http://snipurl.com/NSRC_33137

If your national service project focuses on literacy or other education-related activities, the LEARNS partners can provide resources, limited onsite training, and technical assistance. A partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education, contact LEARNS by phone at 800.361.7890 or by e-mail at learns@nwrel.org or learns@bnkst.edu. Visit us on the Web at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/sites/learns.