Urban Literacy Outreach: Connecting Undergraduates to K-12
Abstract:
The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing launched its first service-learning outreach course spring semester 2013. Dr. Nancy Hill McClary and her team of graduate students connect university undergraduates to K-12 students through onsite literacy workshops. Our outreach to Columbus City Schools is grounded in flexible, unique approaches so we can bring flavor and flair to reading, writing, and speaking.
Description:
IMPACT. 1: Graduate consultants and undergraduate mentortutors engage more than 150 elementary, middle, and high school students weekly in literacybased in-school and after school literacy labs to build writing confidence and motivation. -- 2. High school teacher comment: "One of the biggest factors that explain how my students feel about your program. Tuesdays (onsite day) are the days that have the highest attendance rate." -- 3. Our community partnership with the schools has been effective in generating creative writing output that is strongly connected to issues of identity, community, and current/historical people and events.
OSU PARTNERS: Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing; College of Arts and Sciences
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City Schools
PRIMARY CONTACT: Nancy Hill McClary (mcclary.16@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing; College of Arts and Sciences
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City Schools
PRIMARY CONTACT: Nancy Hill McClary (mcclary.16@osu.edu)
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