Patricia L. Anders
Language, Reading & Culture
The University of Arizona College of Education
P.O. Box 210069
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0069
Phone: 520-621-1311
Fax: 520-621-1853
CATS Literacy Workshop
Ms. Jayne Cookman, Senior Office Assistant
Rooms 530A & B College of Education
Phone: 520-621-1751
FAX:520-621-1853
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Welcome to the CATS Literacy Programs Web site. Through the CATS Literacy Programs students taking courses in the Department of Language, Reading and Culture in the College of Education provide literacy tutoring services to the Tucson community.
Community services are provided in two locations:
- On-campus in the CATS Literacy Lab
- Off-campus in schools and social service programs
CATS Literacy Workshop:
- Serves selected school-age children
- Serves children who display a variety of reading and writing abilities
- Provides individual and small group assessment and tutoring in reading and writing
- Provides graduate students as tutors
- Provides tutoring three hours per week for 12 weeks
- Bases instruction on strengths of children, including their languages and culture
- Forms groups based on the needs of the children and the skills of the graduate students who will serve them
- Provides meeting space, a library, and multimedia computers
Not all children who apply will be served during a particular session. Tutors' skills must match the needs of the children and there may not be enough tutors to serve all applicants.
Application Procedure
To apply to have your child become part of a tutoring group, call the CATS Literacy Workshops at 520-621-1751 and ask to be put on the mailing list for information about the next session. You will immediately receive general information about the service.
Tuition
Tuition costs is $200 for 12 weeks of tutoring.
Contact : Ms. Jayne Cookman, 520-621-1751
Services in schools and social service programs
Undergraduate students from all majors may enroll in the course LRC 139--Literacy Tutoring. Students in the course meet weekly to learn about ways to help children learn to become better readers and writers. They also study social and political issues facing teachers and schools. Students in LRC 139 are assigned to assist in a public or private school classroom for a minimum of two hours per week. They work under the direction of the classroom teacher providing extra help in reading and writing to children.
Undergraduate and graduate students may also work in after--school programs like the 21st Century Grant Project Shine which takes place in Tucson public schools and focuses on literacy and the arts for those children most in need. The Department of Language, Reading and Culture is a member of the consortium that supports Project Shine.
Other students may work with children at the request of social service agencies in the city, county or state.
In addition, the CATS Literacy Programs office maintains a list of graduate students and others who are willing to tutor children.
Contact : Ms. Jayne Cookman, 520-621-1751
