Day 2, Week One I Can Read Literacy Initiative UC Merced and Franklin Elementary JHDPHD Consultant

We are excited to have 30 mentor-tutors and 30 k-2 grade students to work together in the core elements of Reading-Writing, Talking-Listening, Viewing-Doing----Literacy. Targeting the age range which will produce the greatest impact, we train our tutors in Core Elements of Literacy, plus tutoring skills in order to work with struggling readers. Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetics, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension are the major areas we cover. Following the Book Buddies (2nd Edition) Format by Johnston, Invernizzi, Juel, and Lewis-Wagner, we apply research-based methods, caring interaction, and ongoing teaching-learning and assessment to help both mentors and K-2 learn and grow.