Five College America Reads

09/17/2020

Are you considering a career in education after you graduate? UMass Amherst is offering Single and Multi-Session Workshops for the Communication and Literacy Skills (CLS) portion of the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL).

https://www.umass.edu/education/be-teacher/educator-licensing-programs/mtel-information/mtel-preparation-workshops

06/27/2020

Black creators need our voices more than ever. Here are some spectacular reads:
1. Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela and Ekua Holmes
2. Lyla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Ashleigh Corrin
3. Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samar's Cole Doyon and Kaylani Juanita
4. Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
5. Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage by Jerdine Nolen and James Ransom
6. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
7. Tallulah the Tooth Fair CEO by Tamara Pizzoli and Frederico Fabriani
8. Octopus Stew by Erik Valasquez
9. The Old Truck by Jerome Pumphrey

06/23/2020

Join our 2020-2021 ARAC Waitlist and we will reach out to you as more information and positions become available for the upcoming academic year.

https://forms.gle/hctvWvgGoXUobvERA

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06/23/2020

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📸 Picture: Extended Training Workshop Fall 2019
📚 Local reading program:
1. helps children read well and independently by the end of 3rd grade;
2. serves an area with a high number or percentage of children from low-income families or with the greatest need for reading assistance;
3. recruits, provides appropriate and effective training for tutors;
4. uses qualified and trained individuals.
- The America Reads Challenge Act of 1997

10/01/2019

Extended Training Workshop for Five College Community College Tutors this Saturday! Please visit our website for more information 😊

America Reads and Counts Tutor Trainings Overview Trainings (OT)Purpose: To get you started as a tutor. Find out how to become a tutor and to become familiar with our protocols and expectations, and learn some initial tutoring tips and techniques.Requirement: Attend a one hour OT at one of the five....

09/05/2019

America Reads & Counts at the UMass Cultural Connections event! Five College America Reads & Counts calls on local college students to make a difference in the literacy and numeracy skills of youth in our community! Visit our website for more information on how you can make a difference today. https://www.fivecolleges.edu/americareads

09/06/2018

Representing the Five College America Reads/Counts Program at the Amherst College Job Fair yesterday! For more information on becoming a tutor please visit
https://www.fivecolleges.edu/americareads

04/28/2018

Our Spring Newsletter is now available:

Spring 2018 Newsletter Dear Tutors, As we approach the end of the semester, we'd like to take a moment to thank you for your service to the community as an America Reads tutor this semester, and provide you with updates and resources that may support your work as a tutor. We also encourag...

02/06/2018

We are in the process of updating our behavior management training session, typically offered in the afternoons of our Extended Training Workshop.

We'd love to hear from tutors regarding your success and challenges related to this important topic. Please take a few minutes to complete the following brief google form to share your thoughts. You may complete it anonymously, or provide your contact information if you're willing to chat more about your experiences.

Thank you!

survey link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdERIIjrDTlFD0TLpGHiLwRuJUA3IXyXWrpgnrNrjA1gYBEnA/viewform?usp=sf_link

01/09/2018

If you have friends interested in tutoring with America Reads, please share and encourage them to attend an overview training in February to learn about the program. Training dates are now available on our website!

America Reads Overview Training This is a class that lasts about one hour and is required of all America Reads tutors . As a work-study student, you will be paid for your training time. Training will cover classroom etiquette, your responsibilities as an America Reads/America Counts Tutor, and intro...

09/29/2017

There is a shuttle available for Umass, Amherst, Hampshire and Mount Holyoke tutors working in Holyoke. Now running - see link for schedule.

THE FIVE COLLEGE HOLYOKE BUS WILL BEGIN MONDAY 9/25/17 - Calendar of no bus/school break days coming soon... Holyoke Shuttle for Five College Tutors The express service-learning bus to Holyoke runs Monday-Thursday afternoons, from the third week of classes through the last week of classes each semes...

08/29/2017

Fall Overview Trainings have been scheduled! If you have friends interested in tutoring with America Reads this semester, encourage them to come to an overview session! https://www.fivecolleges.edu/americareads/training/overview_training

America Reads Overview Training This is a class that lasts about one hour and is required of all America Reads tutors . As a work-study student, you will be paid for your training time. Training will cover classroom etiquette, your responsibilities as an America Reads/America Counts Tutor, and intro...