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Brittany Amason, a UM graduate student from Winona, works with fourth-graders at Della Davidson Elementary School in Oxford to improve their reading and writing skills as part of the Literacy for Life Program.<\/b>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe grant was awarded to the university for the 2009-10 academic
\nyear to launch the program. Full-time graduate students from any
\nacademic area can be accepted into the program and trained as literacy
\ntutors. Participants are compensated through partial-tuition
\nscholarships, stipends and possible financial awards for continuing
\neducation after service-hour requirements are met. Students also get
\nvaluable experience for future employment and career opportunities.<\/p>\n
\n“This program is helping me pay for my education while allowing
\nme to stay connected in the community,” said Brittany Amason of Winona.\n<\/p>\n
\nAmason completed her bachelor’s degree in education at Ole Miss
\nbefore being accepted into the university’s Master of Literacy
\nEducation program this fall. She serves as a literacy tutor through
\nLFLIP at Della Davidson Elementary School in Oxford three days each
\nweek, working with fourth-grade students who need extra support with
\ntheir reading and writing skills.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Working with students who are not reading at grade-level is
\nchallenging but very rewarding,” Amason says. “Through the Literacy for
\nLife Intervention Program, I will have the opportunity to see these
\nstudents get back on track in their education, and evaluate their
\nprogress throughout the process.”\n<\/p>\n
\nLFLIP participants are also planning for a “Family Literacy
\nNight” in Oxford, where area students can pick out books and parents
\ncan learn helpful tips for encouraging their child’s growth and
\nperformance in reading and writing.\n<\/p>\n
\n“This will help open the door for parents to get more involved
\nin the progression of their child’s reading skills,” Amason said.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe grant and LFLIP program is administered through the UM
\nDivision of Outreach and Continuing Education, the School of
\nEducation’s Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction and the
\nIntensive English Program. Students being accepted into the program are
\nnot only from the UM main campus in Oxford, but also from the
\nuniversity’s Tupelo and DeSoto regional campuses.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe students participate in detailed training sessions to
\nprepare for tutoring. LFLIP is structured to give guidance, goals and
\nfeedback to the tutors as well as to the performance of the students
\nbeing tutored.\n<\/p>\n
\nArea elementary schools get the service of literacy tutors free of
\ncharge, as a part of in-school or after-school tutoring programs for
\nchildren in grades 4-6. Tutors are also available for community adult
\nliteracy programs and non-native English speakers’ literacy programs.\n<\/p>\n
\nTutors must complete 900 hours of service, which includes
\ntraining hours, by the end of the grant cycle in August. Workshops and
\nreading camps are planned for the summer months.\n<\/p>\n
\nUM graduate students interested in the program can attend
\ninformation sessions at the UM-DeSoto campus in Southaven at 3 and 5
\np.m. Tuesday (Oct. 27) and at the UM-Tupelo campus at 3 p.m. Wednesday
\n(Oct. 28). The main campus session in Oxford is set for noon to 2 p.m.
\nThursday (Oct. 29) at the E.F. Yerby Center Auditorium.\n<\/p>\n
\nFor more information, contact LFLIP co-coordinators Sarah Siebert at sasieber@olemiss.edu<\/a> or 662-915-1392, or Ronald Fuentes at 662-915-1560 or rfuentes@olemiss.edu<\/a>. The application deadline for serving as a tutor during the spring 2010 semester is Dec. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OXFORD, Miss. – A new national grant from the Corporation for National Community Service is helping boost literacy achievement in north Mississippi by providing tutors and other resources for community and school literacy programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[345],"yoast_head":"\n
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