| Children's Literature for Children implements
and supports literature teaching programs in elementary schools serving
disadvantaged children. Volunteers work closely with host school personnel
to organize the programs. |
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Volunteers in structured children's literature
programs:
* read with students individually and in groups
* encourage students to practice and record independent reading on
regular basis
* teach students about books and authors
* instill in students a love of books
* increase students' levels of literacy
* help students select appropriate books
* maintain the inventory of CLC books |
In Atlanta, CLC has extended an inner-city literature
program into a public/independent school partnership. Atlanta public elementary
school, Scott, and the Atlanta independent elementary school, Westminster,
take turns hosting each other and creating opportunities for children
to share books and activities. Westminster releases its elementary literature
teacher one day a week to teach children's literature at Scott. Many
of the volunteers who work at Scott have an affiliation with The Westminster
Schools. Structured literature programs have been implemented in other
Atlanta public schools and at Mt. Kenya Academy in Kenya. The program
works well with children in grades 2 through 5. Reading journals are an
integral part of the program.
For information on implementing a structured literature
program, please contact:
Debbie Green: debbiegreen.clc@juno.com
Structured literature programs may be implemented
in any location where volunteers and children can meet among books. Create
a library through Reader-to-Reader.
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