Mary J. Thelander, Ph.D., Program and Research Director Lisa Chambers, Director of Centre for Community Partnerships UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Current Research Children require both language and social understanding to succeed in school LANGUAGE SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING

FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Current Research Children require both language and social understanding to succeed in school LANGUAGE word order, grammar, vocabulary, phonology; to communicate, to represent LANGUAGE word order, grammar, vocabulary, phonology; to communicate, to represent SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING

FROM 3 TO 3 PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Current Research Children require both language and social understanding to succeed in school LANGUAGE word order, grammar, vocabulary, phonology; to communicate, to represent LANGUAGE word order, grammar, vocabulary, phonology; to communicate, to represent SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING Perspective, view point, roles and relationships, ambiguity, mental states, predictions, understanding intention SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING Perspective, 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 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 students Get 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

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