Book Buddies
Author: Francine R Johnston
Volunteer tutors can make a tremendous difference in the reading skills and the lives of young children. This comprehensive tutorial manual has been developed from the Book Buddies program of Charlottesville, Virginia, the first large-scale model to mobilize hundreds of community volunteers in an alternative one-on-one intervention for children at risk for reading failure. A complete how-to resource for both trainers and tutors in one accessible volume, the book provides guidelines for setting up a successful tutorial program in the early grades and presents a field-tested lesson format for individualized instruction in reading, writing, and phonics. The authors clearly describe how to conduct a wealth of enjoyable reading activities and exercises with students, illustrating each chapter with real-life examples and lively line drawings. Appendices feature reproducible assessment and lesson planning forms, alphabet cards and charts, recommendations and sources for children's books and other materials, and a helpful glossary.
Children's Literature
Published in 1998, but still useful in training volunteers as reading tutors, Book Buddies is a program used in the Charlottesville, VA, area and developed from a challenge from the U.S. Deptartment of Education in 1997 to ensure that all children are able to "read independently and well by the end of third grade." With even more emphasis on reading (and testing) by the "No Child Left Behind" Act and the lack of funding to hire tutors for this program, schools and communities have turned to volunteers to fill the gap. Book Buddies is empirically based on many of the elements of Reading Recovery, a nationally marketed reading program used by Title One schools. Reading Recovery and Book Buddies utilize step-by-step practice and assessment to guide emergent readers in a small group setting. This workbook explains the role of the volunteer coordinator, volunteer training, evaluating readers, and the general tutoring plans for working with emergent and early readers. There are plenty of examples of plans, suggestions on gathering and organizing materials, and tips for improving your work as a tutor. Loads of reproducible materials are included as well as forms for assessing progress. Lists of leveled readers as well as where they can be purchased are included as well as an extensive glossary and index. Companion training videos are also available for purchase.
School Library Journal
Developed in response to the literacy research that led to the federal initiative known as the America Reads Challenge, this volume presents just about everything anyone needs to begin a reading tutorial program. Originated in Charlottesville, VA, Book Buddies was "the first large-scale model" to mobilize volunteers as part of a collaborative effort using public school, university, and community expertise, and is intended to be replicated by other school-based programs. A strong rationale for the use of volunteers, detailed duties for a volunteer coordinator, and specific training to be used with volunteers are included. Assessment tools and organizational tips for tutors together with reproducible materials to use with students are also provided. The approach is reasonable, suggesting that, in addition to phonics practice, tutors use both series (those designed with limited vocabulary for beginning readers) and other trade books. The fairly broad list of titles includes reading levels (according to "reading recovery" teachers). This very practical guide will find its audience among those who are working with emergent readers in any situation.-Maria B. Salvadore, District of Columbia Public Library
Booknews
A how-to resource for both reading tutors and tutor trainers. The authors cover the role of the volunteer coordinator, program results over time, acquiring and organizing books and reading material, writing lesson plans, training sessions, and a general tutoring plan for the emergent reader and writer. Appends forms for tutors and a list of resources. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Table of Contents:
| 1 | Volunteer Tutorials | 1 |
| 2 | The Role of the Volunteer Coordinator | 9 |
| 3 | Evaluating Beginning Readers | 31 |
| 4 | General Tutoring Plan for the Emergent Reader | 61 |
| 5 | General Tutoring Plan for the Early Reader | 101 |
| App. A | Forms for Tutors | 127 |
| App. B | Resources | 147 |
| Glossary | 167 | |
| Index | 171 |
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Statistics for Business and Economics and Student CD
Author: Paul Newbold
This classic text is known for its accuracy and statistical precision. This text enables students to conduct serious analysis of applied problems in contrast to merely running simple“canned” applications to help students become stronger analysts and future managers. It is also at a mathematically higher level than most business statistics texts.
Table of Contents:
1. Why Study Statistics?
2. Describing Data: Graphical
3. Describing Data: Numerical
4. Probability
5. Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions
6. Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions
7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions
8. Estimation: Single Population
9. Estimation: Additional Topics
10. Hypothesis Testing: Single Population
11. Hypothesis Testing: Additional Topics
12. Simple Regression
13. Multiple Regression
14. Regression Analysis: Additional Topics
15. Nonparametric Statistics
16. Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Contingency Tables
17. Analysis of Variance
18. Introduction to Quality
19. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
20. Sampling: Additional Topics
21. Statistical Decision Theory
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