Honors at Wayne State University
Detroit Fellows Tutoring Project
Earn 2 to 4 Honors credit hours while teaching reading skills to children in kindergarten through fourth grade who need additional help in Detroit Public Schools. This is a special opportunity for Honors Program students and is open to all majors.
Requirements:
- Attend a training workshop on teaching basic reading skills;
- Tutor in schools between 3 and 7 hours a week for one semester;
- Attend seminars with fellow tutors and the project coordinator;
- Complete several writing assignments about your experience
Detroit Fellows work three (earns 2 credits), five (earns 3 credits) or seven (earns 4 credits) hours per week at the school. The schedule is established by you based on your availability and the number of credits for which you sign up. Tutors work during regularly scheduled school hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
You will work one-on-one and see two to three children in each one-hour time block. You will be asked to participate in an end-of term evaluation.
How to participate
Register for HON 4990 (directed study), CRN 23515, and stipulate 2 – 4 credit hours, based on your weekly time commitment. For permission to register, e-mail detroitfellows@wayne.edu.
For more information, e-mail Dale Thomas at dalethomas@wayne.edu.