Reading Partners

Literacy intervention program: Reading Partners recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring for students both during the school day and after school. At each Partners school, the organization takes on a dedicated space, transforms it into a Reading center, and places a full time staff member on site to supervise all program services and serve as the liaison to classroom teachers. A typical Reading center will serve between 30 and 90 students.the primary program component, one-on-one tutoring, is supplemented with parent and family involvement. Students enrolled in the Reading Partners program are seen twice per week for 45 minute one-on-one tutoring sessions with trained community volunteers. Each session is comprised of a highly structured, researched based curriculum which allows volunteers with little background in education to be effective tutors.