Together 300 tutors provide 28,800 total student contact hours. Tutors will be placed at designated Community Sites, Day Care Centers and After-School Programs requesting assistance. Two hours of tutorial assistance weekly will be offered to participants. Two student hrs per week for a period of 24 weeks equals 48 total contact hours received per student. 1,000 students each receiving 28 hours of reading skill practice equals 28,000 total contact hours.
Tutors serve from one to four students daily.
Tutors are recruited from University campuses, community agencies, schools, and daycare centers through flyers posted in financial aid, staff development and school bulletin boards. The tutors are usually work-study college students or younger people looking to do community service. Tutoring customarily takes place in a section of the public library, a designated room in a church or community agency. Basic supplies are provided, but not many specific reading skills activities or books. The tutors are usually work-study college students or younger people looking to do community service.