mary j. thelander, ph.d., program and research director lisa chambers, director of centre for...
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Mary J. ThelanderMary J. Thelander, Ph.D., Program and Research Director , Ph.D., Program and Research Director
Lisa Chambers, Lisa Chambers, Director of Centre for Community Director of Centre for Community Partnerships Partnerships
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Current Research• Children require both language and
social understanding to succeed in school
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE SOCIALUNDERSTANDING
SOCIALUNDERSTANDING
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Current Research• Children require both language and
social understanding to succeed in school
LANGUAGEword order, grammar,
vocabulary, phonology; to
communicate, to represent
LANGUAGEword order, grammar,
vocabulary, phonology; to
communicate, to represent
SOCIALUNDERSTANDING
SOCIALUNDERSTANDING
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Current Research• Children require both language and
social understanding to succeed in school
LANGUAGEword order, grammar,
vocabulary, phonology; to
communicate, to represent
LANGUAGEword order, grammar,
vocabulary, phonology; to
communicate, to represent
SOCIALUNDERSTANDINGPerspective, view point, roles and relationships,
ambiguity, mental states, predictions,
understanding intention
SOCIALUNDERSTANDINGPerspective, view point, roles and relationships,
ambiguity, mental states, predictions,
understanding intention
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
• Here in Toronto, the majority of children do not share the language of instruction and they do not have a shared social understanding as they come from many different cultures
The Challenge:
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Our Objective:
To ensure that ALL children--regardless of their cultural background--have language skills, narrative and social understanding necessary to learn in school
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Research
• Began as a research study in 2006-2007
• Funded by Social Development Canada• A model program to raise language,
narrative and social understanding for minority language and minority culture children
• Goal to improve school outcomes
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Outcomes: for students Vocabulary, grammar and social reasoning at
or above chronological age equivalent benchmarks
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Outcomes: for students Vocabulary, grammar and social reasoning at
or above chronological age equivalent benchmarks
ability to represent for oneself (cognitive mental representation)
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Outcomes: for students Vocabulary, grammar and social reasoning at
or above chronological age equivalent benchmarks
ability to represent for oneself (cognitive mental representation)
attention and listening for information, knowledge and detail increased
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Outcomes: for students Vocabulary, grammar and social reasoning at
or above chronological age equivalent benchmarks
ability to represent for oneself (cognitive mental representation)
attention and listening for information, knowledge and detail increased
reading scores raised with at least half of the class achieving reading levels at least one year above current grade
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Outcomes: for students Vocabulary, grammar and social reasoning at
or above chronological age equivalent benchmarks
ability to represent for oneself (cognitive mental representation)
attention and listening for information, knowledge and detail increased
reading scores raised with at least half of the class achieving reading levels at least one year above current grade
narrative ability demonstrated by re-telling complete oral story without prompting
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
How can I volunteer?
FROM 3 TO 3™ for volunteers runs two 8-week sessions (fall and winter)
You can sign up to tutor children for either or both of these sessions.
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
TUTORING IN KINDERGARTEN
• Read a book which has been categorized according to type of social reasoning with small groups of children
• Ask children the provided target questions and model responses
• Only qualification: You need to feel comfortable reading aloud in English
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Expectations of Tutors
Commitment to volunteer once a week for eight weeks
Time: Morning (8:45-11:30) / Afternoon (12:45-3:30) or full day
Transportation to and from your assigned school
Police Check Attend One Training Session (held just before
volunteering starts) Report each visit in provided log
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Benefits for Tutors
FROM 3 TO 3 ™ Tutor Recognition
Tutors receive certificates for participating in the program
Fulfill program requirements (Keep track of hours and attendance)
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Benefits for Tutors
• Gain valuable knowledge• Help in a community• Support for your applications• Connect with other U of T studentsGet away from campus and into the
city
FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Join FROM 3 TO 3 ™ Student Association• Enrolled volunteers can become
members of the Student Association for a small fee– Free access to planned events
• Leadership Opportunities are available within the Association
For more information go to the U of T FROM 3 TO 3 ™ STUDENT ASSOCIATION group page on Facebook
