Reading Pen Pals Service Learning Project St. John Fisher College Ralph C. Wilson School of Education EDUC 229 Language Acquisition and Literacy Development Fall, 2011

Grade 1 Rochester City School District School # 39 Grade 1 Currently 17 students,give or take a few. (enrollment fluctuates).

Some from bilingual families

Wide range of abilities…

Pete the Cat

Introductory Letter Dear Parents and Guardians, We are teacher candidates at St. John Fisher College enrolled in a Language Acquisition and Literacy Development class. As part of our curriculum we are working with your children through Ms. Laz’s class. Your child will be assigned a reading pen pal from our class; we will be creating fun activities for your children to participate at home and in school with Ms. Laz. For our activities we will be using the children’s book Pete the Cat, by Eric Litwin, which will be provided to each student. We look forward to working with your children, and thank you in advance! Sincerely, The Teacher Candidates from EDUC 229

Writing to Our Pen Pals

Field Placement Hours

Constructing Parent Take Home Bags

Parent Brochures

Learning Center Planning

Learning Centers

Final Projects

Presentations at School # 39

Student Work Samples