'That the kids have interests too. Their attention is much better when it is a topic they enjoy'.
Data was collected from the mentors' logs and in the form of self-evaluations during focus group interviews including feedback sheets twice during the study ( April, 2003; December, 2003). These surveys and interviews were transcribed and are reported on in the tables below. In Table 10, the mentors give advice which reflects their understanding of how one selects books, reads and does literacy activities with children. They are becoming knowledgeable about how to do literacy. In Table 11, the mentors write about their perceptions of the effect they have had on the children's literacy.
Table 10
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