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Homework Assistant
are the main link between students participating in the Homework Center
and Library staff. Their primary responsibility is to assist students,
grades K-8th, with their homework and to provide learning activities which
reinforce their academic skills. The immediate supervisor is the Lead
Homework Assistant. The final authorities are the Library Supervisor and
the Youth Services Librarian.
- INITIAL
- Assists in registering students and
explaining program to parents
- DAILY
- Sets up Homework Center materials
and supplies, e.g., pencils, dictionaries, etc.
- Greets children warmly and assist
them to sign in
- Reminds children of library rules
and helps them follow these rules
- Helps students with their homework
assignments by:
- locating library materials for
assignments
- providing orientation to the library's
computer catalog
- helping students practice spelling,
math drills, vocabulary review, listening to them read, etc.
- using supplementary materials
to help student reinforce their skills, e.g., computer programs,
flash cards, work sheets
- maintaining brief daily records
of subject matter worked on by each student
- asking students each day if they
have something at home to read that evening; help those who
don't know how to borrow something from the library
- ADDITIONAL
- Develop and prepare supplementary
learning materials when appropriate commercial materials are not
available
- Share ideas for activities and materials
that would help students
- Attend initial orientation session(s)
and additional training sessions as scheduled by Lead Homework Assistant,
Library Supervisor or other library staff
- Advise Lead Homework Assistant when
supplies are running low so more can be ordered
- Under the direction of Lead Homework
Assistant and Librarians, assist in planning and presenting special
group activities and programs for students and their parents
- Homework Assistants consult with Lead
Homework Assistants and Librarians in answering questions and dealing
with situations which may arise
- when needing help in locating
library materials
- when needing advice on preparing
project or activity
- when students have not followed
library rules or have displayed behavior problems
- when they believe a student may
be having learning difficulties
- when someone needs to speak to
a student's parents
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