PAIRED READINGTRAINING FOR THE MENTORS

TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR

ONLINE TRAINING:•COMPLETING YOUR ONLINE TRAINING

•COMPLETING THE FEEDBACK FORM ON THE TRAINING AND SENDING IT BACK TO UNITAS

TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR

COACH GUIDE:• FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH YOUR COACH GUIDE

• INCLUDES STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING

• APPROACHES TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE

• MY CHOICE!

TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT• SIGNING THE AGREEMENT – SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL HAVE

ACCESS TO DURING THE PROGRAMME MIGHT BE CONFIDENTIAL AND HAS TO BE KEPT AS SUCH

BEFORE THE PROGRAMME STARTSASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENTS:• PAIRED READING COORDINATOR (MR TRZEBIATOWSKI) ARRANGES FOR ASSESSMENT: READING

PROFILE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT READING

• AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PERUSAL AT ANY POINT DURING THE PROGRAMME

COLLABORATION WITH THE PARENTS:• PARENTS CONTACTED AND THEIR SUPPORT SOUGHT

• PLEASE ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF A PARENT IF YOUR MENTEE IS NOT COOPERATIVE

DURING THE PROGRAMME

BASICS:• 10 WEEKS PER STUDENT

• YOU WORK WITH 2 STUDENTS OVER 20 WEEKS

• 5X20MINS PER WEEK (HAS TO BE 100 MINUTES PER WEEK)

• KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR WORK – FOR UCAS

ABSOLUTE “MUSTS”!

•YOU HAVE TO LET THE COORDINATOR KNOW BY THE END OF FRIDAY OF YOURS AND YOUR STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE THAT WEEK (KAMIL.TRZEBIATOWSKI@TWICKENHAMACADEMY.ORG.UK)

•COMPLETE YOUR COACH DIARY ON A REGULAR BASIS

•USE THE LANGUAGE STRATEGIES IN WORKING WITH YOUR STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES

•NEVER LET YOUR STUDENT OFF BEFORE THE 20 MINUTES IS UP

DURING THE PROGRAMME

READING REVIEW SHEET:• USE READING REVIEW SHEETS WHEN A BOOK OR TEXT HAS BEEN FINISHED

AND GET YOUR STUDENT TO RECORD WHAT THEY HAVE READ AND WHAT THEY HAVE ENJOYED

• GIVE THEM A COPY AND KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF (THIS IS FOR YOUR RECORDS!)

OVERALL STRUCTURE

DURING THE PROGRAMME

MY CHOICE!• STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR FREE BOOK(S) AFTER

APPROX. 5 WEEKS OF PAIRED READING (EACH SESSION IS A NUMBER OF CREDITS FOR THEM)

• KEEP REMINDING THEM OF THIS!

AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMMEFINAL REVIEW:• ATTENDED BY YOURSELF, YOUR STUDENT AND THE COORDINATOR (+ PARENT IF THEY SO WISH)

• DISCUSSION AND RECORD OF PROGRESS

CEREMONY:• EVENT FOR ALL THE COHORT TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS + CERTIFICATES GIVEN OUT

STRATEGIES FOR YOUR SESSIONS (1)SKIMMING AND SCANNING

KINAESTHETIC APPROACH• ACTING OUT A PARAGRAPH/PAGE, TURNING A DIALOGUE INTO A SCENE, BUILDING A

MODEL OF AN OBJECT FROM YOUR BOOK

RECIPROCAL TEACHING:• SUMMARISING/ ASKING QUESTIONS / CLARIFYING / PREDICTING

STRATEGIES FOR YOUR SESSIONS (2)KWL (KNOW, WANT, LEARN):• WHAT DO I KNOW? WHAT DO I WANT TO LEARN? WHAT DIDN’T I KNOW BEFORE?

VISUAL ACTIVITIES:• DRAW SOMETHING

• USE GRAPHS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, STORYBOARDS, TIMELINES, CYCLES/SEQUENCES

CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:• COACH’S FEEDBACK FORMS (FILLED OUT AND RETURNED)

• YOUR COACH GUIDE

• CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (COMPLETED AND RETURNED)

• READING PROFILES

• QUESTIONS ABOUT READING

• COACH DIARIES FOR 10 WEEKS

CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:• READING REVIEW SHEETS (10 COPIES)

• STRATEGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING TEXTS

• ENJOYING TEXTS QUESTIONS

• CHOOSING TEXTS QUESTIONS

• FINAL PROGRESS REVIEWS

QUESTIONS?

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