Sadly, Pinal County students have fallen way behind in reading proficiency. The crucial timeline in reading achievement is third grade when the focus is still on “learning to read”. After that, the focus shifts to “reading to learn”. So, falling behind in third grade reading becomes a critical obstruction to both academic achievement and, not surprisingly, overall success in life.
By becoming an online Pinal County reading tutor for second and third graders. Grab this opportunity now to lift up your own community in a very meaningful way. Our students really need your help.
Online tutoring is conducted for 30 minutes twice a week on Monday, Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. There might be a four-week June session coming up this summer. Otherwise, tutoring will begin in the fall. Subs are available to work out gaps in your schedule. Or you can offer to be a sub for other tutors.
The training, sponsored by the AARP Experience Corps, is online and takes about seven hours. You can get trained right away and be ready to go when things get rolling. The local program is managed by achievepinal.org that works with multiple Pinal elementary schools and schedules tutors. For more information, email donamariethompson1000@gmail.com.
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