{"id":424,"date":"2017-07-05T11:01:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2016-17\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2017-07-18T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T22:22:09","slug":"america-reads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flashback.as.ucsb.edu\/2016-17\/america-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"America Reads & Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n

The Associated Students Community Affairs Board and local school districts work together to implement UCSB\u2019s response to the national America Reads America Counts challenge. America Reads America Counts (AR\/AC) is funded through Federal Work Study and trains 35 UCSB students to be tutors in elementary schools. Each tutor is expected to encourage students in the subject areas of Reading and Mathematics, and support children in their school development. Tutors work directly with kindergarten through sixth grade students to improve their reading and math proficiency skills. Tutors perform one-on-one work with individual students, do group work, or class activities. In 2016\/17, AR\/AC provided services in classrooms and after school programs at Isla Vista Elementary, El Camino Elementary, Harding\u00a0Elementary, and Adelante Charter School.<\/p>\n

In March of 2017, the USC Readers Plus program with the Joint Education Project at the University of Southern California, gathered America Reads and America Counts programs from throughout Southern California. \u00a0ARAC programs were invited to USC for a one day symposium to share ideas, and best practices. \u00a0Undergraduate tutors, current and former program administrators, financial aid representatives, and expert\u00a0researchers shared information via panels, and facilitated breakout sessions. Discussions\u00a0covered topics ranging from training, recruitment, and service learning. Panels reviewed the historical program structure of ARAC, funding, and student tutor experiences. In the future, they hope to share best practices and trainings with\u00a0ARAC networks nationwide.<\/p>\n

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USC Readers Plus and the Joint Education Project conference participants<\/p><\/div>\n

Symposium participants currently\u00a0facilitating the America Reads America Counts Program in Southern California included:<\/p>\n

Azuza Pacific University<\/em><\/p>\n

CSU Dominguez Hills<\/em><\/p>\n

CSU Fresno<\/em><\/p>\n

CSU Fullerton<\/em><\/p>\n

CSU Los Angeles\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

UC Irvine<\/em><\/p>\n

UC Los Angeles<\/em><\/p>\n

UC San Diego<\/em><\/p>\n

UC Santa Barbara<\/p>\n

San Diego State University<\/em><\/p>\n

University of Redlands<\/em><\/p>\n

University of Southern California<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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