Volunteer TrainingOctober 2011

9:00 am Welcome and Introductions

• How We Learn to Read• Reading Strategies

10:15 am Coffee Break

• Activities to Improve Reading Skills• Review of Forms and Work Sheets• Tutor Responsibilities

12:00 pm Training Completed

TRAINING AGENDA

One to One Overview

The program

The children

Program Feedback

Parent

Resource Teacher

Children

Discuss At Your Table

How did I learn to read?

Building Blocks

In this school district:27% of children entering Kindergarten lack the early literacy skills they need to be ready to learn

We Read For…

Meaning and pleasure

• Learn to read

Grades 1-3

• Read to learn

Grades 4-7

The Fligging Grombo

A grombo gringled a tery sten. It gringled and gringled setil a grinbo scottled the tery sten. The grombo was tery boondocked. “Trista! Trista!” the grombo cristled, “a grinbo listet tery stens!” The grinbo cristled, “Secka la scota tery stens!”

The Fligging Grombo

1. Who gringled a tery sten?• Grombo

2. Who was tery boondocked?• Grombo

3. What scottled the tery sten?• Grimbo

Start With a “Just Right” Book

Pre-Reading Strategies

Preview

Personal Connections/Predicting

Vocabulary Introduction

KWL Chart

KWL ChartTopic: Sharks

K W LWhat I Know: What I

Wonder:What I

Learned:

Sharks are white

They live in the ocean

Do they swim when they sleep?

Do they eat people?

When they lose a tooth, a tooth behind it comes forward

They eat seals

Sometimes, they think surfers are seals

Fluency Strategies

Picture Walk

Choral or Unison Reading

Well, let’s just say they lived sort of

happily for a long time.

Okay, so they weren’t so happy.

In fact, they were miserable.

“Stop sticking your tongue out like

that,” nagged the Princess.

“How come you never want to go down

to the pond anymore?” whined the Prince.

The Prince and Princess were so

unhappy. They didn’t know what to do.

Echo or “My Turn, Your Turn” Reading

Well, let’s just say they lived sort of

happily for a long time.

Okay, so they weren’t so happy.

In fact, they were miserable.

“Stop sticking your tongue out like

that,” nagged the Princess.

“How come you never want to go down

to the pond anymore?” whined the Prince.

The Prince and Princess were so

unhappy. They didn’t know what to do.

Reader’s Theatre “Ahem. Miss Witch, Miss Witch.

Excuse me, Miss Witch. I wonder if you

could help me? I’m the Frog ---”

“If you’re a frog, I’m the King of

France,” said the witch.

“No, I’m not a frog. I’m the Frog

Prince. But I need a witch to turn me back

into a frog so I can live happily ever after

can you do it?” said the Prince in one long

breath.

The witch eyed the Prince and licked

her rather plump lips. “Why, of course,

dearie. Come right in.”

Role PlayReview and PracticeFluency Strategies

Comprehension Strategies

Remember Phonics?

Short Vowels

A = antE = elephantI = iglooO = octopusU = umbrella

threw you glue

to too twoOne sound – 6 spellings!

Our Crazy Language

tough through thorough

cough bough dough

hiccough

- ough Words

One spelling – 7 sounds!

If the Child Makes a Mistake…

Pause

Prompt

PraiseMistakes are opportunities for learning!

Learning StylesMost people have at least one preferred way of

learning:ReadingWriting

ListeningSpeaking

VisualizingKinaesthet

ic

Reading and Word Games

One To One Room

Tutor Responsibilities

1. Be on time each week.

2. Fill out a “Daily Record Sheet”.

3. Keep the tutoring room door open.

4. Respect the child’s right to confidentiality.

5. Report concerning information a child discloses.

6. Do not give gifts.

Thank you for sharing your

time and talents with our One to One

Children.

You will change lives!

This training PowerPoint was developed by the

Junction Literacy Centre (Vernon, BC).

September, 2011