Appendix A
Volunteer Protocol
How long have you been a volunteer tutor with this program?
What made you decide to do this particular volunteer work?
What have your own reading experiences been like?
Could you describe how you see your role in your students' reading development?
What would you say the goals of your reading tutoring are?
How well do you think the goals are being met?
What do you think is the most effective part of this program?
If you could change one thing about this reading program, what would it be?
How often do you communicate with teachers about students' progress?
About what's happening in the tutoring sessions?
How often do you communicate with your program coordinator about what's happening at the school or in sessions?
Can you recall for me your initial preparation or training for working with young readers?
What was most useful about that preparation?
Can you describe any follow-up to that training?
How would you characterize students' current attitudes about reading?
About reading sessions?
About school in general?
Can you share with me a story that you think captures the impact or the importance of the work you do with students?
I'm interested in how tutoring affects students' attitudes about reading and school in general. Could you talk to me a little bit about how you think students' attitudes about reading have been affected by what you do in tutoring sessions?
I'm also interested in the intergenerational aspects of these relationships-a senior forming a relationship with young readers. Could you talk to me a little bit about how you see this relationship affecting students?
How has this kind of volunteer work and your relationship with children affected you? Is your experience what you expected?
How would you characterize the school's approach to volunteer tutors?
How aware do you think the school is of the impact of the tutoring program?
How aware do you think parents are?
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