School-Age-Tutor

School Age

tutoring enriches two minds

School Age Program

Volunteer Opportunities

After School Tutoring

We recruit and train volunteers to tutor children in grades 1-6 in reading, writing, and math. Tutors are matched with a student to work with one-on-one to increase proficiency in academic areas of concern.

Tutoring takes place in a supervised setting at the Literacy Council. Students and their tutors attend two one-hour sessions a week, either on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are open for tutoring until 6:30 p.m. Part of each one-hour tutoring session includes direct instruction from a structured, sequential curriculum in reading/writing or math. Tutors are required to participate in 10 hours of initial training which takes place over the course of three days. In-service trainings are offered throughout the year and current tutors are required to attend at least one each semester of involvement.

Application

Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Tutoring

The Literacy Council is starting a tutoring program at the Boys and Girls Club in downtown Fairbanks. This is where we have the most pressing need for tutors. It’s called Supplemental Educational Services (SES) and is a program of No Child Left Behind. Certain local schools must offer free tutoring to students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch.

Tutoring takes place at the Boys and Girls Club on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4-6 p.m. The children attend a one hour session, 30 minutes on a computer program and 30 minutes in small-group tutoring. I provide the lesson plans and materials for what you would cover during the tutoring time. Tutors are required to attend a two-hour initial training and a one-hour monthly meeting. Scheduling is flexible. Tutors do not need to commit to both hours every MWF but can commit to as little as one hour a week.

Application

Guys Read and Gals Read

The Guys and Gals Read programs were designed to show students that reading is enjoyable. Every February volunteer men and women from throughout the community spend their lunches reading to 4th grade boys and girls respectively. The books are chosen by local librarians and multi-copy sets are donated to each school’s library. Volunteers spend 30 minutes, twice a week for the month of February getting kids excited about reading. They are required to attend an hour-long training prior to volunteering.

Application available in December.

Cross Age Tutoring

Every summer for the past 30 years, LCA has run its Cross Age Tutoring Program where teenagers tutor children in the primary grades. The program runs for three weeks in June and three weeks in July and focuses on reading/writing, math, and critical thinking skills.

The program takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Tutors must arrive 15 minutes before the start of each session and stay 15 minutes after the end for brief meetings. They are also required to attend a three hour training and must be between the ages of 14 and 18.

Application available in March.

School Age Tutoring Staff

Cherie Johnston, School Age Coordinator, 907-456-6212, cherie@literacycouncilofalaska.org

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Literacy Council of Alaska

517 Gaffney Road

Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

T: 907-456-6212

F: 907-456-4302

lca@literacycouncilofalaska.org

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