For training y10 and sixth form mentors for the paired reading programme

2. TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR
ONLINE TRAINING:
•COMPLETING YOUR ONLINE TRAINING
•COMPLETING THE FEEDBACK FORM ON THE TRAINING AND SENDING IT BACK TO
UNITAS

3. TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR
COACH GUIDE:
• FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH YOUR COACH GUIDE
• INCLUDES STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
• CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING
• APPROACHES TO HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE
• MY CHOICE!

4. TRAINING TO BE A MENTOR
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
• SIGNING THE AGREEMENT– SOME INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO DURING THE
PROGRAMME MIGHT BE CONFIDENTIAL AND HAS TO BE KEPT AS SUCH

5. BEFORE THE PROGRAMME STARTS
ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDENTS:
• PAIRED READING COORDINATOR (MR TRZEBIATOWSKI) ARRANGES FOR ASSESSMENT: READING PROFILE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT
READING
• AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PERUSAL AT ANY POINT DURING THE PROGRAMME
COLLABORATION WITH THE PARENTS:
• PARENTS CONTACTED AND THEIR SUPPORT SOUGHT
• PLEASE ASK FOR THE SUPPORT OF A PARENT IF YOUR MENTEE IS NOT COOPERATIVE

6. DURING THE PROGRAMME
BASICS:
• 10 WEEKS PER STUDENT
• YOU WORK WITH 2 STUDENTS OVER 20 WEEKS
• 5X20MINS PER WEEK (HAS TO BE 100 MINUTES PER WEEK)
• KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR WORK– FOR UCAS

7. ABSOLUTE “MUSTS”!
•YOU HAVE TO LET THE COORDINATOR KNOW BY THE END OF FRIDAY OF YOURS
AND YOUR STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE THAT WEEK
(KAMIL.TRZEBIATOWSKI@TWICKENHAMACADEMY.ORG.UK)
•COMPLETE YOUR COACH DIARY ON A REGULAR BASIS
•USE THE LANGUAGE STRATEGIES IN WORKING WITH YOUR STUDENTS AT ALL
TIMES
•NEVER LET YOUR STUDENT OFF BEFORE THE 20 MINUTES IS UP

8. DURING THE PROGRAMME
READING REVIEW SHEET:
• USE READING REVIEW SHEETS WHEN A BOOK OR TEXT HAS BEEN FINISHEDAND GET YOUR STUDENT TO
RECORD WHAT THEY HAVE READ AND WHAT THEY HAVE ENJOYED
• GIVE THEM A COPY AND KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF (THIS IS FOR YOUR RECORDS!)

9. OVERALL STRUCTURE

11. DURING THE PROGRAMME
MY CHOICE!
• STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR FREE BOOK(S) AFTER APPROX. 5 WEEKS OF PAIRED
READING (EACH SESSION IS A NUMBER OF CREDITS FOR THEM)
• KEEP REMINDING THEM OF THIS!

12. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAMME
FINAL REVIEW:
• ATTENDED BY YOURSELF, YOUR STUDENT AND THE COORDINATOR (+ PARENTIF THEY SO WISH)
• DISCUSSION AND RECORD OF PROGRESS
CEREMONY:
• EVENT FOR ALL THE COHORT TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS + CERTIFICATES GIVEN OUT

13. STRATEGIES FOR YOUR SESSIONS (1)
SKIMMING AND SCANNING
KINAESTHETIC APPROACH
• ACTING OUT A PARAGRAPH/PAGE, TURNING A DIALOGUE INTO A SCENE, BUILDING A MODEL OF AN OBJECT
FROM YOUR BOOK
RECIPROCAL TEACHING:
• SUMMARISING/ ASKING QUESTIONS / CLARIFYING / PREDICTING

14. STRATEGIES FOR YOUR SESSIONS (2)
KWL (KNOW, WANT, LEARN):
• WHAT DO I KNOW? WHAT DO I WANT TO LEARN? WHAT DIDN’T I KNOW BEFORE?
VISUAL ACTIVITIES:
• DRAW SOMETHING
• USE GRAPHS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, STORYBOARDS, TIMELINES, CYCLES/SEQUENCES

15. CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• COACH’S FEEDBACK FORMS (FILLED OUT AND RETURNED)
• YOUR COACH GUIDE
• CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT (COMPLETED AND RETURNED)
• READING PROFILES
• QUESTIONS ABOUT READING
• COACH DIARIES FOR 10 WEEKS

16. CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
• READING REVIEW SHEETS (10 COPIES)
• STRATEGIES FOR UNDERSTANDING TEXTS
• ENJOYING TEXTS QUESTIONS
• CHOOSING TEXTS QUESTIONS
• FINAL PROGRESS REVIEWS

17. QUESTIONS?
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