Mentors & Academic Coaches

Mentors & Academic Coaches

To get started, you can download forms, sign up for your next training and learn about tools you can use with your child.

Forms

• Print the application and fill it in by hand or fill it out online and print or email it to us.
• Monthly Service Form This form is used to document your time with your student(s). Use one form per month per student served. Hand in to your agency supervisor at the end of the month.
• Intructions for the Monthly Service Form Please take the time to read these instructions.
• Paid Tutors only: Timesheet This form is used by PAID TUTORS ONLY and is in an excell spreadsheet. Use this form to document the service hours for the month and attach to your student monthly service forms. Hand them in to your agency supervisor at the end of the month.

Training Schedule

• Call for the training schedule

Best Practices

Advice

• Contact Kiki Alimonos kalimonosabec@bellsouth.net regarding your work with your student. We can then get you in touch with the appropriate community professional who can assist you.

Best Practices

• Make this relationship a true commitment–stay for the whole school year at a minimum.
• Model the behavior we are promoting; arrive on time, call in if you will be absent, file your paperwork in a timely manner.
• Take time to get to know your student(s)–have fun with them and spend time learning.
• Arrive prepared with a work plan for the day, or even for several weeks–to keep the sessions lively and on track and to model the concept of planning in advance.
• Find a way to develop communication with the teacher and/or the parent/guardian.
• Ask for help from your agency or ABEC when you need it– there is no reason to stay stuck.

Resources

• Presentations
  • Working with kids with ADHD
• Graded Lists of books
  • http://www.prge.lib.md.us/KidsCenter/Books-GradedLists-1.html
  • http://als.lib.wi.us/AACList.html – A list of books about African American Children
  • http://www.readinga-z.com/samples/index.html – A commercial site with a lot of free samples available – you can download printable books by grade level
• Understanding Readability Formulas
  • http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/octnews/oc030602.html – An article explaining readability standards and tools to assess a book’s readability level
• Tools/Games
  • http://m-w.org/– Online dictionary and thesaurus
  • http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/ – Site to perform kids research; games and puzzles; articles on wide variety of subjects at a kid’s level
  • http://www.smartcrosswords.com/ – Site for printing out age appropriate crossword games and clues
  • http://www.eduplace.com/kids – Several sections with word games and reading lists based on age among your options
  • http://www.abcteach.com/ – Commercial site with over 5,000 free downloadable worksheets; including printable books
  • http://partysupplieshut.com/education.htm/ – Commercial site with free word finds and some other games.
  • http://www.aplusmath.com/ – Included is a word find with math terms for varying scholastic levels.