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<!-- 1. Define the term literacy. -->
  
==1. Be at least in the 8th grade.==
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==2. Describe the social conditions that make it more difficult for underprivileged children to achieve basic reading and math skills during elementary school.==
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Underprivileged children have several disadvantages that can affect their school work.
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In school programs are managed in a variety of ways. One common way is cross-age tutoring. In this case students, normally of a higher grade level, tutor other students in the areas where they need assistance. There are many advantages of this type of one on one peer tutoring: often the tutor has recently completed the same classes having a perspective on the unique issue a particular class presents, camaraderie can be formed quickly which often promotes the tutored to relax and lower their guard creating a better learning environment. Cross-age tutoring offers the tutor the opportunity to develop social skills and management skills not often developed in the school years of youth, giving the tutor an added benefit as well.
;Poor nutrition: This affects overall health, cognitive abilities, school absenteeism, and may cause a child to become emotionally needy which leads to disruptive behavior.
 
  
;Overcrowded Schools: Urban areas suffer from overcrowding in public schools. Teachers are forced to spend a great deal of their time administering discipline or working to keep the students safe from other students rather than in educating. These schools are usually underfunded as well, since most school funding comes from local sources, and these schools are located in places where funding is extremely difficult to come by.  Thus, these schools are often poorly equipped.
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This type of tutoring program is perhaps the most common. They are often organized by church-related groups or community organizations. These programs meet once or twice per week and make use of volunteer tutors.
  
;Absent Parents: Many underpriveleged children do not have the opportunity to spend much time with their parents, as their parents must spend a lot of time out of the home to earn enough money just to meet the basics. Children are thus often left to fend for themselves and do not benefit from parental guidance.  These parents are often uneducated themselves, so even if they were able to stay home, they may not be equipped to help their children with their school work.  The types of jobs available to the uneducated often require the parents to work odd hours, so when the children come home from school, the parents are at work.  When the parents and children are home together, the parent is often exhausted to the point of collapse, or preoccupied with other problems (how to pay bills, deal with drug problems, etc). Parents under such stress often become abusive.  Two-parent families are rare in urban neighborhoods, so the child may have never lived with his or her father, and may have never even met him.
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Community homework centers are not common to most areas. These centers often operate in the inner city of metropolitan areas as a haven for students who would otherwise be distracted by the environment around them. Centers such as these are normally not-for-profit corporations that are open to all youth seeking a place of refuge to study and socialize, their continuance is dependent upon the generosity of the community and the dedication of what is often one or two full-time staff members. Peer tutoring and assistance from staff are available at these locations, and the staff often fill a parent-like role for students who are often neglected at home. In addition to a safe a proper place for study, such centers usually offer some recreation and community service opportunities to the youth who use them. These non-study activities help to develop social skills and skills in cooperation, self control, and problem solving as well as provide a special sense of accomplishment to youth who otherwise have no purpose in there lives.
  
;English as a Second Language: Many underprivileged children come from homes where English is not spoken, so they have to learn the language outside the home.  They may be accustomed to hearing English spoken with grammatical correctness.  In many underpriviliged homes, newspapers and books are rarely seen.
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;Living Conditions: Urban areas are very dense, with a lot of people crammed into a very small area.  Large (or multiple) families are forced to live in two- or one-bedroom apartments, so there is not much room for privacy, or a quiet place to study. Noise from adjacent apartments easily transmits through the walls, so when there are no fights going on in the child's own  home, there may be fights going on in an adjacent apartment.  Conflict can be heard at all hours of the day and night.
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;Poor Self-Image: Children raised in the environment described here may have a very poor self-image.  They are accustomed to failure and may have accepted it as their unavoidable destiny.  They may not care if they fail and may take no pride in their work.
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==3. Explain the major types of community-based tutoring programs:==
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==4. Explain the difference between one-on-one tutoring and small-group classes, and list the pros and cons of each approach.==
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In a one-on-one tutoring session, the tutors attention is undivided, the student gets more tutoring time, instruction is tailored to the student, and it moves at the pace set by the student.  In a group setting, the amount of time the tutor can spend per student is more limited,  the tutor must balance the needs of all students, and some students may slip into a non-participatory role.  However, students can benefit from the questions asked by other students - questions the student was afraid to ask, or questions that the student didn't think of.  A wider variety of information is shared in a group setting.
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==5. List the basic functions included in the job description of the volunteer tutor in a community-based tutoring program.==
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==7. Complete at least ten tutoring sessions with a younger child.==
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==Historical Note== <!--T:15-->
  
==References==
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*[http://www.ccsf.edu/Services/LAC/lern10/ American River College] - Online Tutor Training Project
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This honor was previously called Tutoring but renamed in 2009.
  
[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book]]
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Literacy

Skill Level

2

Year

2005

Version

05.05.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

ADRA Literacy AY Honor.png
Literacy
ADRA
Skill Level
123
Approval authority
General Conference
Year of Introduction
2005
See also



1

Define the term literacy.



2

Research and briefly describe how two or three organizations in your community or country promote literacy or provide literacy services to children and adults.


In-school, cross-age tutoring

In school programs are managed in a variety of ways. One common way is cross-age tutoring. In this case students, normally of a higher grade level, tutor other students in the areas where they need assistance. There are many advantages of this type of one on one peer tutoring: often the tutor has recently completed the same classes having a perspective on the unique issue a particular class presents, camaraderie can be formed quickly which often promotes the tutored to relax and lower their guard creating a better learning environment. Cross-age tutoring offers the tutor the opportunity to develop social skills and management skills not often developed in the school years of youth, giving the tutor an added benefit as well.

After-school or weekend program

This type of tutoring program is perhaps the most common. They are often organized by church-related groups or community organizations. These programs meet once or twice per week and make use of volunteer tutors.

Community homework center

Community homework centers are not common to most areas. These centers often operate in the inner city of metropolitan areas as a haven for students who would otherwise be distracted by the environment around them. Centers such as these are normally not-for-profit corporations that are open to all youth seeking a place of refuge to study and socialize, their continuance is dependent upon the generosity of the community and the dedication of what is often one or two full-time staff members. Peer tutoring and assistance from staff are available at these locations, and the staff often fill a parent-like role for students who are often neglected at home. In addition to a safe a proper place for study, such centers usually offer some recreation and community service opportunities to the youth who use them. These non-study activities help to develop social skills and skills in cooperation, self control, and problem solving as well as provide a special sense of accomplishment to youth who otherwise have no purpose in there lives.


3

Write a paragraph explaining why literacy is important.



4

Complete three of the following activities:



4a

Help someone read a small book or short story.



4b

Read a short story to a group of young children and discuss it with them afterward.



4c

Make 10 flash cards with simple words and illustrations or pictures and give them to someone who is learning how to read.



4d

Read several chapters from the Bible to an elderly person you know who is blind or unable to read. This can be done in one visit or several visits.



4e

Give a five-minute presentation in your school or Sabbath school or church on what you learned about literacy.




5

Choose three words and explain to your instructor how you would teach someone what the words mean and how to spell them.




Historical Note

This honor was previously called Tutoring but renamed in 2009.

References