Mark's Text Terminal
http://www.textterminal.net/
Mark's Text Terminal is a blog and website maintained by Mark Feltskog, a learning support teacher in New York City, to support the needs of students with diverse learning styles, their parents, and their teachers.
Study: Struggling students benefit from work with senior citizens
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0408/p90s01-usgn.html
Students who struggle with reading are being tutored by volunteers with Experience Corps, which has programs in 23 cities nationwide. A study found that students involved in the tutoring program perform 60% better in reading on state tests than peers with similar backgrounds and abilities.
The Christian Science Monitor
Extracurriculars might teach students life skills
After-school opportunities give teens, who more often mimic their peers than risk being different, a chance to experiment within a safe environment. "Kids need the opportunity to take risks and learn from them," said Abigail Baird, a Vassar College director of adolescent studies. "After-school programs can provide the perfect opportunity to experiment."
The Providence Journal (R.I.) (free registration) (4/8)