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Smith College participates in the national tutoring program called the America Reads * America Counts
Challenge, which is designed to employ college students as reading and math tutors for children up to grade 6. Raising the reading levels and
math skills of a child through tutoring can significantly increase his or her chances for a successful future. This program allows you to be
a part of that transformation.
Cooperatively with the other area colleges, Smith has been reaching out to local schools and agencies to place students in reading and math tutor
positions. The five college program has also developed training sessions for our students from an Overview to an Extended Training Workshop to Reflection or Special
Topics sessions.
Smith College has a specific list of approved sites where our students can apply to be America Reads/America Counts Tutors.
Please refer to that list instead of the one on the Five College site when determining where you'd like to apply to work.
If you are already a tutor and haven't yet attended training, please link to the Five College America Reads website
at right to find out when trainings will occur Spring 2012. Training is mandatory. One training session will occur on the Smith campus on Monday,
February 6 at 6 PM in Campus Center 102. Other sessions will be held at:
UMASS: Wednesday 2/8 7:30pm
MT. HOLYOKE: Saturday 2/11 11:00am
HAMPSHIRE: Monday 2/13 7:00pm
AMHERST: Wednesday 2/15 7:30pm
Please register by emailing Robin White at rwhitefi@comdis.umass.edu.
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