30 Minutes A Week Can Change A Life: Become A Reading Tutor
@actionalexvaDo you love to read? Have you ever watched a child’s imagination come to life when they first begin to read on their own? Unfortunately, many children in Alexandria City Public Schools are at risk of not reading at grade level by the third grade. Fortunately, The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium’s mission is to provide a foundation for future learning success for first and second grade students. They need your help, your love of reading, and your enthusiasm!
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium works!
Of the 120 first graders tutored by ATC volunteers last year in the Book Buddies based program, 78% reached or exceeded their literacy benchmarks by the end of the school year.
Why be a tutor?
Learning to read in the first and second grade prepares a student to read to learn during the rest of his or her academic career. Some children need extra help and just 30 minutes a week from you can give them the advantage they need to succeed. ATC notes that “first-graders who receive intensive, targeted intervention, even those who have the most difficulty reading, can reach grade-level reading by the end of second grade. With early intervention, more than 90% of children can read at grade level, or better!”
How Alexandria Tutoring Consortium works.
The Alexandria Tutoring Consortium pairs volunteer tutors with Alexandria school children who need help to get up to grade level reading. Volunteers read one-on-one with a student once or twice a week during the day at school (now through May). The Alexandria City Public Schools trains all volunteers and provides access to all the necessary materials, volunteers just need to bring a love of reading and a desire to make a difference in the life of a child
Become a tutor today!
New tutors can download an application form and register at the ATC website, or contact them by phone at 703-549-6670 x119. The website also offers their newsletter, annual report and more information on how you can make a positive difference in the life of an Alexandria child.
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