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Introduction to the Paired Reading programme for potential mentors
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PAIRED READING PROGRAMMESo You Want to Be a Mentor!
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
14 English as an Additional Language students from Year 7 and 8 paired up with 7 Sixth Formers
5 x 20 mins of paired reading per week Time of your own choosing Working with younger students and
being their mentor
AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME
Motivating y7 and y8s to read more and to read for pleasure
Increasing their reading skills Encouraging their interest in reading Showing that one can read for
pleasure – you being their mentors / coaches
THE CONTEXT
Why is Paired Reading necessary?
http://textnowtraining.unitas.uk.net/mod/page/view.php?id=16
http://www.unitas.uk.net/TextNow/Casestudies/
Young people with poor reading skills are more likely to: be disengaged from reading for any purpose know how to use a very limited range of reading strategies have a negative attitude towards reading have developed strategies to avoid showing their inability experience problems of low self-esteem and a lack of self-confidence in their
learning become detached from mainstream education be unemployed and experience other forms of social exclusion in adult life.
STRUCTURE OF TEXTNOW
1. Training for the coaches (yourselves): online and at the school
2. Reading Assessment of the mentees (by the Coordinator)
3. Paired Reading starts – 10 weeks of paired reading per week
4. Y7/8s access MyChoice!5. Final review involving yourself, your student
and the Coordinator (every 10 weeks for you)6. You get the personal statement + a written
personalised reference from the Coordinator
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
Reference / evidence of participation for you for the future
Potential volunteer accreditation scheme (http://vinspired.com/awards)
Acting as a mentor and teacher to younger people: Enormous satisfaction from seeing younger people develop their confidence and skills: in reading and personal ones
YOU WOULD BE
A positive role model Relating reading to young people’s
experience Developing empathy Developing rapport with your mentees Motivating them to continue reading Giving them specific skills to be able to
read with understanding and enjoyment
COACHING STRANDS
WHAT I WOULD GET TO HELP ME
Online + face-to-face in school training before the start of the programme
Ongoing support from the Coordinator (K.Trzebiatowski)
A wealth of resources to support me Coach Guide Strategies for Understanding Texts Choosing Text Questions Enjoying Texts Questions Reading Review Sheets
A selection of books specially ordered for the programme
EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTS
EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTS
EXAMPLES OF DOCUMENTS
SO WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE?
Watch the video
http://textnowtraining.unitas.uk.net/mod/page/view.php?id=35
WILL YOU DO IT?
Result if you participate Result if you don’t:
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