Guidebook for initiating and sustaining a senior service literacy program in schools. Sections include recruitment and training of volunteers, building partnerships, choosing a literacy model,...
Seniors for Schools: Effective Practices Guidebook is a compilation of information, tools, and materials used by Seniors for Schools project directors as they launched a new child literacy initiative...
In response to the Seniors Assisting Youth Engaged in Service (SaYES) initiative, Shelby Public Schools Service-Learning Program launched a campaign to recruit older adult volunteers and partner them...
Literacy development is intensely social, and senior tutoring meets this important need, as well as others, for students who are learning to read. This 2000 National Service Fellows study by Amy...
An intergenerational pen pal buddy program is a great way for students to increase their literacy skills and build lasting friendships. In Riley County, Kansas, 15 RSVP volunteers were ready to team...
RSVP of Scioto County, Ohio compiled the WWII memories of seniors in their community and published them in a book titled, Memoirs of WWII - A Time to Remember. Once the book was published, the senior...
In Fort Worth, Texas, a reciprocal arrangement between an elementary school and a senior housing community created opportunities for seniors and children to volunteer for and with each other through...
Storytelling can be enjoyable for children and adults, and can also promote a love of reading. The Experience Corps in Philadelphia partnered with a local library to train parents and volunteers in...
Seniors serving as volunteer tutors in elementary schools not only help children read but can help create awareness of other cultures. This effective practice highlights how the Minneapolis Seniors...
Chapter five, from Seniors for Schools Effective Practices Guidebook, seeks to help a literacy program select an effective tutoring approach. Questions in seven key program areas are provided. By...
