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- Start-up Resources for Tutoring Programs
Whether you are starting a new tutoring program or building capacity in an existing program, this list of free publications and Web sites will provide ideas and inspiration, answer common questions, and help you find the resources you need to provide high-quality tutoring to children.
- Growing A Volunteer Tutor Program
Tutor programs hold great promise for helping children succeed in school, but getting a new program off the ground can challenge even the most dedicated organizers. Our new publication, Growing a Volunteer Tutor Program: Engaging Communities to Support Schools, offers advice for surviving the critical start-up year.
- Day One in the Life of a Program Coordinator
Day One can help you identify and tackle the many components of your tutoring program’s first weeks, including assessing your resources, defining goals and objectives, and involving stakeholders.
- New Vocabulary for Federal Programs
This crosswalk will help you understand the correspondences and changes between the No Child Left Behind Act and its predecessor, the Improving America's Schools Act.
- Where to Find Inexpensive (or Free ) Children Books
This section points you toward organizations, publishers, and strategies for acquiring books on a limited budget.
- Newsletters Made Easy
Newsletters can be your program's public relations link to teachers, parents, tutors, and the entire community. Here are tips for making simple, user-friendly newsletters.
- Identifying Local Resources for your Literacy Program (PDF)
How can you identify and connect with potential partners in your own community? How can you build a relationship of reciprocity? This document helps identify many of the resources that may be right at your own back door.
- Wyoming: A Case Study. National Service Programs Making Connections with Local Literacy Resources (PDF)
This case study provides a picture of how our country’s least populous state created effective partnerships that support literacy programs in rural and small town communities.
- Publishers
Our publishers’ list features companies that specialize in children’s books and adult literacy materials.
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