At Jarrett Intermediate School, students tutor in whatever subject the tutee needs help. This is usually a homework assignment, often in math or English. This after school project does not always meet the schedules of my students, sometimes conflicting, as it did this semester, with the class itself. At Palolo Elementary School, students assist a fourth grade classroom teacher, Jim Edens, primarily with reading. The tutors listen while the fourth graders in their group read aloud, assisting with pronunciation, correcting words, etc.
Tutors work in the classroom with the teacher, usually two hours a week.
The tutors also assist with other areas of classroom management, sometimes correcting papers, etc. A new project this semester has students assisting at Ala Wai Elementary School with their Title I reading program, Betsy Itoga coordinator. Student tutors work with from one to four ESL students in kindergarten to third grade classes with their reading. The tutors take their charges to a location outside the classroom, sometimes even outside, to read to the students or for the students to read to the tutors. Then they discuss the story read.