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Download full textPeace Corps, 2015
In the Peace Corps, many posts support host country efforts in early grade reading in primary schools. In some settings, Volunteers act as literacy coaches, while in others Volunteers are co-teachers or teach literacy or reading directly with primary grade students. Some Volunteers concentrate their efforts on developing a school-based library and…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education, Coaching (Performance)
Peer reviewedLu, Lucia Y. – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2016
On April 8, 2016 when the class was discussing "digital literacy," a shocking news story from London AP intrigued us. The news was about a brief text message delivered by Ahmed, a refugee Afghan boy of 6-year old. His text message flashed on the cellphone of Liz Clegg, a volunteer at a migrant camp in France. Clegg and other volunteers…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkFives, Allyn; Kearns, Noreen; Devaney, Carmel; Canavan, John; Russell, Dan; Lyons, Rena; Eaton, Patricia; O'Brien, Aoife – Review of Education, 2013
This paper is based on a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluation of a reading programme delivered by older adult volunteers for at-risk early readers. Wizards of Words (WoW) was targeted at socially disadvantaged children in first and second grade experiencing delays in reading but who were not eligible for formal literacy supports. The…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Difficulties, Older Adults, Volunteers
