For that reason, the sessions are all one to one. Some tutors serve more than one child at different times. Many businesses in Wichita are allowing work release time to employees to tutor. Work-study students from the Universities and retired citizens from RSVP and Foster Grandparents provide additional tutoring. Tutoring locations vary at each school.
Some schools have specific sections of the library designated for tutoring.
In other schools, tutors meet with students in the back of classrooms or at the end of a hall. This year tutors attend a 2-hour training session at the district s Instructional Support Center downtown before beginning tutoring at a school. These sessions are offered at various times and days to accommodate tutors schedules. Training is also provided at business and other locations if a company or organization asks for it. Carol Rupe, the director of Wichita Reads, conducts these training sessions.