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 America
Counts is a new initiative from the Federal Government to
improve the math skills of children.
It works the same as America Reads, with schools, after-school programs,
libraries, etc., taking part as tutoring sites, though America Counts is
for children preschool through the 9th grade. America Reads is for
children preschool through the 6th grade.
If you
are interested in tutoring math and/or reading, look for a tutoring position
on the jobs page and see if
the site is also hiring math tutors. As a tutor for America Counts,
you will be required to attend an Overview
Training Session and one of the Reflection
Sessions. Other training and support will be provided by the
site that has hired you as a math tutor. You may tutor both reading
and math if you choose. If you decide to do so, you should consider a site
that is looking for reading and math tutors rather than splitting
your time between two different places. If interested, please complete
the form below and submit it online. We will contact you personally with
more information about the program.
Please
visit the Federal Government's Department of Education web site
for more
information on America Counts. http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math
Also check
out these sites:
http://www.nctm.org
This is the website of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
a leading professional organization for and by teachers of math in the
U.S. An important tenet of the NCTM is that "Every child can learn math."
http://www.nwrel.org
This is the website of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
called NWREL for short. There are many math resources there, as well as
links to the other "education labs" in other parts of the country.
http://www.learner.org
This is the Annenberg website, and it is designed for use by teachers and
programs like national service programs. There is a list of "freebies"
you can download that includes math activities for students.
Other
sites that have free materials for you to download are:
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/
http://www.numeracyhour.com
http://www.schoolexpress.com
http://www.mathgen.com
If you
are an America Reads Tutoring Site, please
click here for information specific to America Counts and school/agencies.
Adult
Literacy
Last
year, Five College America Reads Tutors partnered with The Care Center
in Holyoke to tutor children in their daycare and young adults in their
G.E.D. program. This year, The Care Center will be a part of
the America Reads program, and will also become involved in training the
tutors who work with the adults. This means that as an adult tutor, you
will not have to attend the Extended Training Workshop, but will be required
to attend one Overview Training and one Reflection Session. The Care Center
is also offering limited transportation to their site. If you are interested
in adult literacy tutoring for The Care Center, please complete the form
below and submit it online. We will contact you personally with more information
about the program.
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