Strucker agrees, noting PBHA's excellent oversight of most education programs.
While a reading program cannot expect volunteers to teach phonics, a volunteer can be taught to teach effective oral reading.
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"The key is to find the role the volunteer can play with very little training that will help participants," Strucker says. "Education programs at PBH generally do strive for limited, concrete goals that are well-suited to the ability of volunteers."
--Staff writer Nicole B. Usher can be reached at usher@fas.harvard.edu.