Help America Read

by Fountas, Irene C.; Pinnell, Gay Su

• ISBN13: 9780435072520
• ISBN10: 0435072528
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-08
• Publisher: Heinemann

Summary

This outstanding resource provides everything you need to know to run a successful literacy volunteer training program, no matter who the volunteers are or where they are working.

Author Biography

GAY SU PINNELL is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Associations Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.IRENE C. FOUNTAS, a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
What Makes an Effective Volunteer Program?	1	(3)
Starting a Literacy Volunteer Program	4	(4)
Recruiting and Orienting Volunteers	8	(5)
Preparing for the Training Program	13	(3)
Creating a High-Quality Training Program	16	(6)
Reaching Out to Families	22	(8)
Troubleshooting	30	(5)
Becoming a Leader	35	(96)
APPENDIXES
A Training Session Plans	41	(38)
Orientation for Literacy Volunteers
Plan for a Single Training Session
Plan for a Series: Training Sessions 1--12
B Reproducible Transparency Masters	79	(40)
Meeting the Child
Reading Aloud to Children
Ten Ways Literacy Volunteers Can Help Children
Suggestions for Effective Sessions
Expanding Children's Language: Why & What to Talk About
Expanding Children's Language: How
Working with English Learners: Why
Working with English Learners: How
Looking at Books to Read Aloud
Thinking About Books to Read Aloud
Conversation During Reading Aloud
Shared Reading: Why & What
Shared Reading: How
Progression of Support in Helping Children During Shared Reading
Ron's Letter
Coordinator Reference Sheet: Ron's Letter
Information Readers Use
Helping Children Read: Why & What
Helping Children Read: How
Helping Children Use Information When They Read
Prompts to Help Children in Reading
Learning About Phonics
Vocabulary Associated with Phonics
How Can We Help Children Learn Letters?
Making Words
Learning a New Skill
Writing for Children: Why & What
Writing for Children: How
Writing with Children: Interactive Writing: Why & What
Writing with Children: Interactive Writing: How
Observing Interactive Writing
Helping Children Write
Examining the Writing of a Beginning Writer
Writing Sample from a Beginning Writer
Examining the Writing of a Developing Writer: Message
Examining the Writing of a Developing Writer: Form
Writing Sample from a Developing Writer
Key Principles in Spelling
Basic Principles for Bringing Writing Materials into Children's Homes
Basic Principles for Bringing Reading Materials into Children's Homes
C Sample Application for Literacy Volunteers	119	(2)
D Sample Letters	121	(4)
Sample Letter Introducing Keep Books
Sample Letter to Send Home with the First Keep Books
Sample Letter to Send Home with the Writing Briefcase
E Survey: Information for the Literacy Volunteer Program	125	(4)
F Sample Certificate of Appreciation	129	(2)
References	131