No Idle
Moments for Literacy AssistantOceanside READS: Sep 2013
Some call
her Demetra, others Dee. Still others,
Ms. Wilkerson. But those who know
Demetra Wilkerson well must surely also call her versatile.
In addition
to the 19 hours a week she works as the literacy assistant at READS, where she
has a variety of responsibilities, she has a full- time job at Marriott Hotels
& Resorts, where she is a guest service associate.
At READS,
besides various clerical duties, Demetra has been tutoring tutors on the use of
newly acquired iPads and how they can be used as teaching tools. She also has been put in charge of the Books
& Bagels book discussion group. And
she tutors a student twice a week. READ MORE !
Putting the iPad to Work
Among the
apps downloaded to READS iPads for the benefit of tutors and students are a
Literacy Skills Sampler which, Literacy Assistant Demetra Wilkerson says, is
“useful for visual explanations of words” and Abby Word Search, “a fun little
tool for sight words.” Also on the
tablets are ABC Magic Reading which “will provide meaningful challenges to
strengthen your student’s phonemic awareness” and Cambridge Phrasal Verbs
Machine which provides visual stimulation in a circus world setting with the
Amazing Phraso.
