Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Future additions to PREPBLOG!

The right hand column now has some new items below Preppy Readingfrog.

New items include:
  • a wish list of materials we need
  • links to videos about our tutoring program that will help both new and established tutors
  • a list of PREP documents that you can view and print out from home(this only works so so)
  • a calendar of days of the month that tutors have committed to work with the kids
  • The first video is an overview and outline of our reading and math program. You should be able to click on it's link and see it from home on you tube
  • More coming soon: how to assess a new child, using the abacus to practice addition and multiplication,
  • The document links explain in detail how we work with each child and record what they have completed. There are also examples of the documents we use to communicate with each other about how each child is doing and progressing - the reading primary assessment sheet and the tutor session notes sheet. Check them out if you are new or haven't visited for a while and want to get back up to speed.

Over the next few months, I hope to add the following to help you learn more about the PREP program and Neighborhood House:
  • Photographs of Neighborhood House.
  • A calendar of weekly events and the best days/times to teach
  • Photographs and descriptions of our resources for reading and math.
  • Ongoing updates of the wish list - the materials and skills we need to better serve our community. Let us know if you can help - send us an email: subject line - wish list - to nhky.tutoring@yahoo.com.
  • More videos about PREP: a tour of Neighborhood House, closeup looks at the SRA reading Skills Series and Math Lab, how to assess a new student, the reading folder, the math folder, and more....
  • A second mascot and host: Mathtoo Numberbear...

Thanks for checking in! See you soon at Neighborhood House.