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[LOUISIANA] Samples of America Reads Challenge Federal Work-Study Programs and National Service Initiatives
BEREA COLLEGE
President Larry D. Shinn
America Reads Contact: Dennis Jacobs, Project Director, Work Colleges Consortium
Berea College, CPO 2308
Berea, KY 40404
E-mail: dennis_jacobs@berea.edu
Telephone: (606) 986-9341
Fax: (606) 986-4506
Number of FWS students: 4
The "Berea Reads" program was initiated as an extension of Berea College's pre-existing literacy services. Funding from the College provided literacy training for each coordinator. Tutoring took place in The Learning Loft, a large space decorated by students with constantly changing murals of trees, people, and activity. The program was coordinated by the College's major service organization, Students For Appalachia (SFA). In SFA, this same model is used to provide a wide variety of services through use of student leaders who coordinate voluntary action by students and other community members. The program provides training in effective leadership of volunteers and in teamwork.
Students and educators throughout Madison County were pleased to learn that the College's literacy efforts would be extended through the summer. Student coordinators worked with educational and community agencies to identify clients. Very little advertisement was necessary. Federal Work Study students coordinated the entire program, including the selection of students as well as the recruitment, training and scheduling of tutors. Tutors were available for students of all ages, elementary through adult. There were twenty elementary students involved in one-on-one partnerships beyond those previously served. In addition, "Berea Reds" provided story time for several sessions of the College's Summer Day Camp. These camps involved 30 elementary students per session.
HAZARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
President G. Edward Hughes
Contact: Rosemary A. Ewen, Financial Aid Director
One Community College Drive
Hazard, Kentucky
Email: ccshazfa@ukcc.uky.edu
Internet Address: www.hazcc.uky.edu
Telephone: (606) 436-5721
Fax: (606) 439-2988
Number of FWS Students: 50
Number of Districts: 10
Comments: The America Reads Federal Work-Study Program has teamed up with the academic program by offering workstudy as a for credit academic class. Experiential Education (EX 196) is a one hour (pass/fail) class requiring a total of 12 hours of training, 10 hours of classroom observation and a minimum of 58 hours/a maximum of 173 hours of tutoring. Pre-requisite is 12 hours of college work with a Grade Point Average of at least 2.8. Training is provided by an Elementary Education Reading Specialist (PhD) on 4 Saturday mornings.
MAYSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
President Hans Kuss
America Reads Contact: Mary Fischer
1755 US 68
Maysville, KY
Email: mrfisc0@pop.uky.edu
Telephone: 606-759-5818
Fax: 606-759-5818
Number of FWS Students: 22
The America Reads Tutor program at Maysville Community College serves seven counties in Northern KY. This school year (1998-99) our tutors will work in eleven different schools with 1st through 3rd grade children. At this time, all tutors are MCC students, most are federal work study
subsidized. The tutors receive ten hours of training before beginning work and ongoing training throughout the semester. We actively raise support from local businesses and groups for tutor training funds and supplies. Beginning this year, the tutors may receive academic credit and we have some who participate only for credit. We also have tutors who use America Reads for their service project.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
President Dr. Ronald Eaglin
America Reads Contact: Mr. Timothy P Rhodes
305 Howell-McDowell Bldg- MSU
Morehead, KY
Email: t.rhodes@morehead-state.edu
Internet Address: www.moreheadstate.edu
Telephone: (606) 783-2011
Fax: (606) 783-2293
Our program is working with our Americorp resources and our Family Resource Centers (in school social service contacts) to provide literacy training at 2 local elementary schools. We are working with an afterschool tutoring program and providing in-school services. Our program has been very successful and we are looking to expand into our service region to provide our non-traditional commuter students with employment as America Reads workstudy participants.
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
President Dr. Kern Alexander
America Reads Contact: Lori Dial
P.O. Box 9
Murray, KY 42071
Email: lori.dial@murraystate.edu
Internet Address: www.murraystate.edu
Telephone: 502-762-2629
Fax: 502-762-3116
PRESTONSBURG COMMUNITY COLLEGE
President Dr. Deborah L.Floyd
America Reads Contact: Dorothy Carlson
One Bert T.Combs Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Email: pccsl@pop.uky.edu
Internet Address: http://www.uky.edu/CommunityColleges/Pre/
Telephone: 606-886-3863
Fax: 606-886-8683
Number of FWS Students: 19
Number of Districts: 8
The AmericaReads program at Prestonsburg Community College ws initiated in the fall of 1997. Students are required to enroll in EX 196-3, which is an experiential education course. The class meets every other week for one and one-half hours. The course work is a modified primary reading course. Students also spend 120 hours tutoring. They are provided with basic materials such as trade books, dry erase board, magnetic letters, notebook, crayons, glue, sentence strips and stickers.
The initial assessment of youngsters consists of an alphabet check, a sight word check and a phonemic awareness assessment. The same assessments are used for post testing. A reading/writing approach is stressed.
Students must have a current TB screening and a criminal background check. School placement is done through the Title I office and the principal after the student indicates a school choice. Student retention is difficult and only a few tutors last more than one semester due to transfer to four year institutions, course schedules, and family concerns.
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This page last updated May 14, 1999 (lw/pjk)