The Tutor Experience
Our tutors are at the very core of delivering on our mission to ensure that all students gain the literacy skills they need to become successful, confident, and yes…joyful readers!
Tutors serve with Joyful Readers for 9 months, from August 29 through May 28.
Throughout the month of September, we’ll train you on how to build great relationships with students and teachers and become an effective tutor. Part of our training includes the AIM Institute for Learning & Research Pathways to Proficient Reading course, a graduate-level course that helps educators learn about the science of reading. You can earn 3 graduate credits through this training!
In October, tutors begin their service embedded in a Philadelphia elementary school, where they will serve Monday through Friday for the duration of the school year. Throughout the school day, tutors work 2-on-1 with students who need extra support in reading.
In addition to learning from their teammates, tutors are supported and coached every week by one of the Joyful Readers literacy coaches.
Every day, tutors help students build the critical literacy skills they need to be successful. Along the way, tutors build relationships with their students, families, school staff and fellow tutors. Every 2 months, we host a community dinner for our tutoring corps to honor the work they do in Philadelphia.
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A Day in the Life
A typical day at Joyful Readers is 8 hours long. Start and end times vary slightly by school.