CEP

Parent Tutors: A Community Approach

Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy

Grade Level:
K-5
Estimated Time:
30 - 60 minutes per week, every week, during the school year. Extra tutoring sessions arranged with LCTA teachers on an "as needed basis."

Connections to CEP's Eleven Principles:
Principle 1:The school community promotes core ethical and performance values as the foundation of good character.
Principle 4: The school creates a caring community.
Principle 6: The school offers a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners, develops their character, and helps them to succeed.
Principle 10: The school engages families and community members as partners in the character-building effort
Connections to Core Values:
community, teamwork, perseverance

Overview

The Language / Reading Specialist joins forces with the LCTA Social Worker and a parent volunteer to organize and execute this program, thus bringing together all aspects that play a crucial role in the success of the program: social values, academic values and family values.

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Lesson Objectives

Parents and other community volunteers are able to make a real difference vis-a-vis the academic achievement of our students on an "as needed basis" and thus provide much needed hands-on help to the teachers by addressing specific academic needs. Furthermore, an invaluable bond is formed between tutors and students thus fostering the community spirit our school is based upon.

Materials Needed

Tutor volunteer

Folder to log tutoring hours and record materials/curriculum covered

Procedures

Teachers provide tutors specific goals and directions but tutors conduct tutoring sessions in their own style aiming to form a meaningful bond with their student -- a bond beyond mere academic success. An element of mentoring is often utilized.

Credit

Event run by LCTA Social Worker: Beverly Woolard, LCTA Reading Specialist: Karrie Kay and LCTA PTA Volunteer: Maria Gagani. Special thanks to all LCTA room teachers.