Virtual Literacy Tutor

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Become a Virtual Literacy Mentor! Tutor Kindergarten through 3rd grade students to help them achieve literacy success.

• Be a caring, invested adult mentor who helps children learn literacy skills while also growing their relationship and communication skills.
• Volunteers will be provided with everything they need to tutor and build trusting relationships: training, technology, materials, staff support, and a network of committed volunteers.
• Literacy Mentors are provided with the session structure, literacy tutoring materials and books.
• East Side Learning Center is the proud Twin Cities program partner of AARP Foundation Experience Corps. Volunteers ages 50+ are invited to participate as Experience Corps tutors.

TRAINING

ESLC provides an orientation and pre-service training on the session structure, literacy activities and mentoring strategies prior to Literacy Mentors beginning work with their students. Supplemental training is provided throughout the year for a total of 20-25 hours of training.

FROM A VOLUNTEER

Working with ESLC, other mentors and the children we serve connects me with my love of reading and helps me support our scholars.As each child learns to explore the world through reading, our community grows stronger."