Volunteer Reading Tutors Honored
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Ohio County Schools Volunteer Reading Tutorial Program participants with more than 1,000 hours of service enjoy the annual recognition picnic on May 9. From left are Mary Kay Molnar; Donna Light; Marjorie Wolf; Candia Riddle, Ohio County Schools volunteer services coordinator; Margaretha Kanters; Norma Church; Alma Johnson; Judy Stadler and Sally Peace.
Fifty-seven volunteer reading tutors were recognized Friday, May 9, for their time and commitment to 132 first- and second-grade students within Ohio County Schools.
During a picnic at Wheeling Park’s Sonneborn Shelter, Superintendent Lawrence Miller and Volunteer Services Coordinator Candia Riddle honored the 2007-08 volunteers.
“This is the 32nd year of the Volunteer Reading Tutorial Program,” Riddle said. “The reading tutors assist children who need extra help with their reading skills, and the tutors work one-on-one with the children to improve their reading skills and help them build self-confidence.”
All nine elementary schools have a tutorial program in place for first- and second-grade students.
“The students are recommended by teachers and parents,” she said. “The tutors volunteer one day a week for two hours.
“It’s a structured program with step-by-step instructions for the tutors to assist students,” Riddle said. “There are six areas in the tutor’s guide used to re-teach concepts taught in the classroom: phonemic awareness and systematic phonics instruction, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, background instruction and writing.”
Each participating school has a volunteer coordinator who helps with scheduling and the overall setup of the program at the school level.
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