Resource List

[Gale, Jeffrey]

Hello,

Below is a list compiled by my colleague, Margie Legowski, of resources
available from the Corporation for National Service to the general public
via the web.  Please take a moment to review the list and feel free to
forward this message to any colleague, friend or listserv you wish.

Thanks,

Jeff Gale
Corporation for National Service

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>From the Corporation for National Service.
Please share with your projects and staff.

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When most people think about the Corporation for National Service they think
of people -- Learn and Serve America youth, Foster Grandparents, RSVP
volunteers, Senior Companions, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA and NCCC
members. But did you know that the Corporation is also a rich source of
research-based training and technical assistance for all tutoring, mentoring
and out of school time programs that engage volunteers?

Each year the Corporation funds such organizations as the Northwest Regional
Educational Laboratory, the National Institute for Out of School Time, Bank
Street College of Education and Aguirre International to provide training
and technical assistance to volunteers working with youth and schools. And
all of the material developed by these groups is now available to you and
your programs without charge through the National Service Resource Center,
the LEARNS Partners and ProjectStar.

Following is a sampling of what you can now access for free. Note: Materials
are organized by the following categories:

*       Starting Up and Managing Your Tutoring, Mentoring or Out of School
Time Project
*       Training Tips
*       Training Tutors, Mentors and Out of School Time Volunteers
*       Evaluating Your Activities

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                Starting Up and Managing Your Tutoring, Mentoring or Out of
School Time Project

                Program Start Up: Day One...in the Life of a Program
Coordinator
                www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/startup/dayone.html

                Growing a Volunteer Tutor Program
                www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/startup/gvtp/index.html

                Making an Impact on Out of School Time
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/niost/impact/impact.html

                Job Descriptions for Tutors
                www.etr.org/NSRC/forms/posdesc.html

                Application Forms for Tutors
                www.etr.org/NSRC/forms/application.html

                Becoming a Better Supervisor
                www.etr.org/nsrc/pdfs/BBS/bbs.html

                Partnership Agreements
                www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/startup/MOU.pdf

                On the Road to Reading: A Guide for Community Partners
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/otr/ontheroad.html

                Students Teaching Students: A Handbook for Cross-Age
Tutoring
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/sts.pdf

                Readslist Listserv
                Countslist Listserv
                www.etr.org/NSRC/listserv.html

                EpiCenter: an Effective Practices Database
                www.nationalservice.org/resources/epicenter

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                Training Tips

                Assessing the Needs of Your Members or Volunteers
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/TB.09.pdf

                Ten Tips for Successful Pre-Service Training
                www.etr.org/NSRC/mosaica/trainingbrief2.html

                Guest Trainers: Ensuring Success
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/TB.07.pdf

                Resource Connection: Training
                www.etr.org/NSRC/newsletter.html (Note: Coming this fall)

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                Training Tutors, Mentors and Out of School Time Volunteers

                Reading Helpers: A Handbook for Training Tutors
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/rh/readinghelpers.html

                Making an Impact on Out of School Time
                www.etr.org/NSRC/pdfs/niost/impact/impact.html

                Training Activities for Tutors, Mentors and Project Staff
                www.nwrel.org/learns/training.html

                Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension
                www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/index.html

                Working with Preschool Children
                www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/index.html

                Motivating Reluctant Adolescent Readers
                www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/index.html

                Family Literacy: Tapping into the Power of the Family
                www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/index.html

                Tips on Homework Help
                www.etr.org/nsrc/pdfs/niost/homewrk.pdf

                The Verdict Is In: Trained Tutors = Increased Student
Learning
                www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/index.html  (Coming in September
2001)

                ________________________________

                Evaluating Your Activities

                LEARNS Literacy Assessment Profile
                www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/llap/index.html

                Pre and Post Tests: When to Use Them
                www.projectstar.org/star/Newsletters/1_00/winter2000.html

                Toolkit: Education
                www.projectstar.org/star/Library/Toolkit/chap7.pdf

                Teacher Survey
                www.projectstar.org/star/library/tutoring.html

                Reading Self-Assessment (for Youth)
        www.projectstar.org/star/library/tutoring.html

<p>Jeff Gale
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20525
202/606-5000, ext. 280
202/565-2789 (fax)
JGale at cns.gov
www.nationalservice.org

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