TEC 402 - America Reads IB

Unit(s): 1

This year-long course is specifically designed for tutors who are in their first year of participation in the America Reads tutoring program, tutoring young children in reading. It provides new America Reads tutors with specific, hands-on information about the tutoring process. Tutors learn how to motivate students to learn to read, how to structure and implement tutoring sessions, and how to keep records and evaluate both students and themselves. Course includes required fieldwork tutoring reading in a culturally and linguistically diverse primary classroom under the auspices of the national America Reads program. Students enroll in this course for two consecutive semesters.

Prerequisite: TEC 401
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