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Welcome to USC ReadersPlus! USC ReadersPlus is a literacy and math tutoring program which is under the USC College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, administered by the Joint Educational Project, and funded in part through the Good Neighbor's Campaign.

APPLY to be a Reader or Math Mentor for Fall 2008 NOW! Grad Student Opportunities also available here This Week at ReadersPlus.. Fliers for Science Workshop! staff agenda brain teasers lesson plans handouts Science Focus page! Tricks of the Trade page!

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ReadersPlus Welcomes New and Returning Readers! Key: New Readers | Returning Readers | Site Coordinators 32nd Street Foshay Norwood Vermont Weemes Stacey Chiu Channing Cochran Nathan Dahlin Chelsea Dunlap Gary Goldman Gezche Graves Daniel Gross Tiffany Wen Lauren Barbato Kiana Brede Erica Edwards Ellen Guilano Ashley Hinrichsen Jacqueline Tobin Eric Bruins Alexi Coppinger Lorna Alkana Brooke Beverage Brina Collins Leah Pace Caroline Stone Arial Willis Paula Berg Bridgette Blebu David Bostrom Chey Gaston Nora Gomez Shaun Martinez Lindsay Osborn Katie Souther Lauren Middleton Jose Ortega Kevin Bautista Branche Foston Lorense Knowland Shazia Marquez Kevin Platt Parag Shah Vivien Zhang Jonathan Arkin Ellen Armstrong Michelle Baik Katrina Bouza Kara Dingboom Marcia Garcia Emilia Sclafani Chelsea Snyder Casey McAlduff Randi Thompson Caroline Goodson Justin Johnston Andrea Martinez Roxana Moussavian Michael Saleeb Caren Scannel Courtney Silver Diana Coleman Aaron James Amanda Peralta Kristen Robles Hestia Rojas Jeff Skinner Marisela Mendez Angela Vimuttinan Blanca Garcia Valerie Rubio Karolyn Sanchez Prerit Souda John Telen Anthony Bautista Jillian Chou Christian Debeau Jacqueline Derian Michael Garcia Carolyn Jones Lorena Lopez Priya Shah Agnes Tang Caitlin Fitzgerald Julia Payson

ReadersPLUS Newsletter (.pdf) Archive Spring 2007 Fall 2006 Spring 2006 Fall 2005 Spring 2005

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“What makes USC ReadersPlus special is that all participants benefit. The children benefit more than just by improving their literacy level. They also gain self-esteem from the [tutors] emotional support. The [tutors] benefit not only through the salary (which helps pay for school), but also through the interpersonal interaction with their students. Even more, the program improves the community in which these inner-city children live.”

– Raymund Gargantiel, USC Reader 1999-2000


College students like Raymund have been afforded this unique opportunity for the past ten years, since President Clinton created the America Reads initiative. Since May of 1997, the USC Readers program has provided tutorial assistance in reading to hundreds of children in Family of Five School classrooms while bringing meaningful work opportunities for work-study students at USC. The program has implemented the twin objectives of President Clinton’s America Reads program—bringing additional funding to higher education and promoting education in communities. From its inception, the USC Readers program has placed 100 - 125 trained work-study students each semester into the five schools (Foshay Learning Center, Vermont Avenue School, Norwood Street Elementary, Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary School, and the 32nd Street/USC Visual and Performing Arts Magnet). The program has been deemed by local principals as “the best USC program in the community.” In 1999, federal work-study guidelines were extended to offer math education in grades K through 9 in addition to the K-6 literacy focus. USC Readers rolled this math component into the established program targeting the Family of Five schools and renamed itself “USC ReadersPlus”.

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