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"This CLP
volunteer
has worked with me since last spring, and we are practically in a
symbiotic relationship. She works with small groups, she manages
the entire class, she does a large amount of prep work and anticipates
what is needed. She is such a positive influence in my
class and a help to me. I'd be sunk without her." -- CLP
partner school classroom teacher
For more information, contact Elizabeth
Simmons-O'Neill Padelford A-14
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The
Participants
The Community Literacy Program welcomes students at any stage of their UW education from any department on campus. Past students have ranged from 18 to 67 years old, from first quarter freshmen to graduating seniors in majors including English, Psychology, Art, Math, Biology, Social Work and International Studies. Students need not have tutored before, and need not be planning to become teachers. Because of the frequent conferences and small class size for the Community Literacy Program, instruction is individualized. Because of the combination of experiential and academic approaches, the program works well for students with a wide variety of learning styles. In the Words of CLP Participants CLP school site principal: "The Community Literacy students are full members of our school community by the second week of the quarter.... It is a pleasure to see how insightful they are, and how dedicated to the educational process they become. Elizabeth is caring and candid in working with her students and with me throughout each quarter so that we can collaborate on solving problems. Normal situational challenges become tools for learning for her students, as well as ours. The benefits to our students are enormous. Our faculty has come to depend on the Community Literacy students as true partners in teaching."CLP student, Sophomore:
"I appreciated
the importance of realizing our role in volunteering. We were not
to view this as "poor them" or simply record what we were doing.
I realized the more in-depth issues of what was happening at the
school.
For example, not just observing the diversity of the school, but
looking
into how the diversity affects education, and the opportunities and
challenges
teachers, students and volunteers have due to diversity." CLP student, Junior, Biology: "Since
coming to the U.S., I have been afraid of taking English class because
English is not my first language. With this service learning
class,
I feel a lot more confidence in learning English. By having the
opportunity
to work with bilingual students, I share their experience and I learn
with
them." CLP
partner school classroom teacher: "My students love having
a college student come into the classroom, especially since I am an
older teacher. They love the youth and energy. They miss
the CLP student when the time is over, but the benefit of having them
in the classroom over-rides this problem." Page last updated
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