Leaping for Literacy Through Tutoring
University
Shawnee State University
Major
Early Childhood and Special Education
Presentation Types
Oral Group Presentation
Keywords:
Education, Literacy, Experiential Learning, Professional Development
Abstract
Scholarship about the science of reading affirms the importance of teaching phonics and phonemic awareness to beginning readers. However, despite evidence from neuroscience explaining how people learn to read, poor practices in teaching children persist in elementary schools. Further, online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected young learners' reading progress. Recognizing the statewide literacy gaps, the Ohio Department of Education awarded Shawnee State University a two-year grant, Literacy LEAPS, to strengthen literacy among children from kindergarten through fourth grade through small group tutoring. SSU education majors tutor children in 30-minute sessions three to four times a week using a curriculum rooted in the science of reading. In this session, four Literacy LEAPS tutors will share information about the urgency and importance of literacy intervention, the documented growth of children in the program, and their personal and professional growth as preservice educators from this experience.
Human Subjects
no
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Sandra Beam
Faculty Mentor Title
Associate Professor of Education
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Recommended Citation
Colling, Bethany; Journey, Kali; Koch, Brianna; and Link, Callista, "Leaping for Literacy Through Tutoring" (2023). Celebration of Scholarship. 1.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2023/deansaward/1
Leaping for Literacy Through Tutoring
Scholarship about the science of reading affirms the importance of teaching phonics and phonemic awareness to beginning readers. However, despite evidence from neuroscience explaining how people learn to read, poor practices in teaching children persist in elementary schools. Further, online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected young learners' reading progress. Recognizing the statewide literacy gaps, the Ohio Department of Education awarded Shawnee State University a two-year grant, Literacy LEAPS, to strengthen literacy among children from kindergarten through fourth grade through small group tutoring. SSU education majors tutor children in 30-minute sessions three to four times a week using a curriculum rooted in the science of reading. In this session, four Literacy LEAPS tutors will share information about the urgency and importance of literacy intervention, the documented growth of children in the program, and their personal and professional growth as preservice educators from this experience.