This is a fun way to encourage a love of reading for our young readers (K - 2nd Grade)! Our SUNY Potsdam students (mentors) will guide school aged children (mentees), through a variety of books and mini lessons, under the direction of the mentoring program coordinators and graduate assistant. This program is offered during the fall and spring semesters. Please contact Literacy@potsdam.edu for information and an application.
Mission: This after-school literacy program strives to provide local children, grades K-2, free mentoring services in the hopes that they will develop a life-long love of literacy.
Collaborative Partners: SUNY Potsdam departments of Literacy and Childhood Education, local school districts, graduate assistants, work study students, and the Alpha Kappa Delta Alumnae Association.
Program Coordinators
- Cary Boles
- Ashley Penny
- Michelle McMahon
This math club for students in grades 3 & 4 offers hands on activities to help students develop and strengthen their knowledge of math concepts through a fun, game-like setting. The program is overseen by the Rebecca V. Sheard Literacy Center Program Director and led by college student interns. This program is offered in the fall and spring semesters. Please contact Literacy@potsdam.edu for information and an application.
Contact:
- Cary Boles
Adolescents in grades 5-12 who want to explore writing in fun and creative ways are invited to participate in the Write Spot Writing Club. Be inspired as a writer at the SUNY Potsdam campus! College mentors will conference with school students to assist them with their creative writing or writing related schoolwork if requested. Students of all writing levels are welcome! This program is offered in the spring semester only.
Coordinator: Cary Boles
For an application or more information about "The Write Spot", email Literacy@potsdam.edu.
Reading Ready Tutoring Program
Mission:
To unite every citizen towards the goals of ensuring that our nations' children read well and independently; through the Literacy Center, eligible work study students and paid student assistants are paired to work one-to-one with an emergent reader at the Literacy Center, local schools, or online. Students tutor two to three times per week.
Collaborative Partners:
- America Reads (Federally Funded Work Study Funds)
- Harting-McChesney Endowment Fund
- The Reading Institute
Responsibilities of Tutors:
- Attend an orientation and participate in an interview process
- Act and dress professionally.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Participate in a 5-6 hour training to learn about the curriculum.
- Prepare materials for lessons using the Reading Ready Curriculum.
- Work one-on-one or in small groups with students.
- If tutors qualify for Federal Work Study Funds, they may earn a total of $2,000.00 (at a rate of $15.50/hour) over the entire year.
Contact: Cary Boles