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Project T. A. L. E. S.
(Tutoring—And—Literacy—Empowering—Students)
The M. Marion Ranney
Chapter of the National Honor Society is undertaking a district-wide
initiative to improve the literacy of all of the students in our district.
Project T. A. L. E. S. is a peer tutoring program that will be of benefit to
all students in the district who take part in it. NHS students will be
available daily at both the Middle School and the Elementary School Homework
Clubs for valuable, one-on-one tutoring in whatever subjects a student has
need in, while focusing heavily on needed reading and writing skills that
will benefit them in school and in life.
NHS
students will each be required to contribute a minimum of 10 service hours
per academic year in the Project T. A. L. E. S. initiative. They will
sign-up for tutoring times at the “Homework Help Desk” which will be set up
daily in the cafeteria during both the Homework Clubs. They will take an
active role in seeking out Homework Club members who might need a helping
hand. They won’t simply wait for students to come to them for help. There
will ideally be at least one, if not two, NHS students who will staff the
“Homework Help Desk” each day that Homework Club meets (Monday-Thursday).
Information about this program will be made early in September to the Middle
School and the Elementary School via morning announcements and the district
newsletter. It will also be mentioned in the new school newspaper once it
is up and running. We hope that this project will prove wildly successful
and ultimately improve the overall literacy of the students who take
advantage of Project T. A. L. E. S. |
