The human resource committee was in charge of setting up and staffing the information booth at the event as well as evaluating the success of the festival and sending thank you letters to all sponsors and volunteers. The America Reads program is a cooperative project between the Reading and Language Arts Faculty of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at UNI, and North Cedar and Roosevelt elementary schools, in Cedar Falls and Waterloo respectively. They must rise to the challenge, and they definitely do. The UNI tutors spend two afternoons every week with their student, and some tutors have a student at each school. Participating as a UNI tutor requires having taken either a Reading and Language I class or a Children's Literature class.
Most tutors also have background in working with elementary level students.
I consider the America Reads program a valuable opportunity and experience for my learning and success as a future educator. A tutoring session consists of a lesson plan created specifically for the student by the tutor. This helps create a comfortable environment. I have the student read aloud a book of their choice, which is followed by discussion, then writing or art activity connected with the book. Back to the news release directory.