According to Apple Palacios, one of the two Homework Center assistants who help elementary school students with their homework, most of the students who come in need help in math.
Social Studies and Language Arts are the other top subjects that students need assistance with.
Palacios said the schedule for homework tutorial at the library is from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Saturday but most of the children come after school or on Saturdays.
“We have an average of about four students who come in for assistance each day, but we are encouraging other students who have learning difficulties or need help with their school homework to come to us,” Palacios said.
Most of the students they assist are from kindergarten up to fifth grade, but from time to time they help high school students especially with researches or projects.
Palacios said the Bookmobile also goes around the schools everyday giving students access to borrow books.
Students can also get assistance for their school homework.
“My co-tutor, Bedebii Woodruff, assists students,” Palacios said.
The Homework Center helps a lot in giving the students a one-on-one tutorial in subjects they need help with, Palacios added.
“For example, some students are embarrassed to ask questions in school but here, we teach them their lessons in simpler terms that they can understand, and they ask questions without hesitation,” she added.
Any interested parents can sign up their children for the Homework Center at the library or through the Bookmobile.
“We have students regularly coming in from Hopwood, William Reyes, San Vicente and as far as Kagman Elementary School,” Palacios said.
The homework assistance program of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library is funded through a competitive grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services.
For more information, drop by at the Joeten-Kiju Public Library in Susupe, visit www.cnmilibrary.com or call 235- READ (7323).
