Introduction
The America Reads/Counts Program is another way to earn your Federal Work Study
award. This opportunity is only available to students who have received a
Federal Work Study award through their Federal Financial Aid package. In 1996
the presidential administration proposed the America Reads Challenge to mobilize
an army of reading tutors to address the fact that 40% of third grade children
were not reading well enough to succeed academically. Math education faced the
same crises so three years later the America Counts program was introduced and
patterned after the successful America Reads Challenge program.
You have an opportunity to be part of this army of tutors mobilizing in the
elementary and junior high schools for reading and/or math. This is a win/win
situation for you, the school, and the students you tutor.
Tutoring young children is not for everyone. For this reason we do not send you
into community schools to tutor without absolute commitment and understanding of
your purpose, position, and responsibility.
Feedback from both the student and the selected school has been very
positive. Through this program you will come to realize the tremendous positive
influence you can have in the life of a young child.
We hope you, too, will experience the feeling of success and accomplishment in
participating in this tutoring program.
If you are interested in the America Reads/Counts program, notify the student
payroll coordinator in LSC-231, extension 2453 to get started.
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