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Brainspring, Inc.

Virtual Literacy Tutor

Troy, MI · On-site

$30/hr

... reading intervention through one-on-one tutoring and professional development. Our innovative ... DESCRIPTION Brainspring Learning Centers (Brainspring.com), the leaders in Structured Literacy, is ...

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A Literacy Intervention Tutor works with students who are struggling to develop reading and writing skills. They assess students’ literacy levels, design individualized lesson plans, and use targeted strategies to help improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. These tutors often collaborate with teachers and parents to track progress and adjust instruction as needed. Their ultimate goal is to help students achieve grade-level literacy skills and succeed academically.

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Literacy Intervention Tutors often encounter challenges such as varying student reading levels, low motivation, and limited confidence among learners. To address these, tutors can differentiate instruction by tailoring activities to individual needs, employ engaging and age-appropriate materials, and build positive relationships to foster trust. Regular progress monitoring and collaboration with classroom teachers help ensure interventions are effective and aligned with broader educational goals.
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YReads Program Tutor

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, FL • On-site

$15/hr

Part-time

Retirement

Re-posted 8 days ago

Job description

Job Title: YReads! Program Tutor

Job Description: The YReads! Program is an exciting literacy/mentoring initiative for kindergarten through fifth-grade students, taking place at Pinellas County Schools throughout St. Petersburg, FL. The program uses curriculum-based literacy instruction to help struggling readers in areas of phonetics, sight word recognition, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. As a tutor, you would provide assistance and support to the program coordinator during YReads! hours to ensure that outlined program goals and procedures are being achieved.

Duties:

  • Assists in student supervision, help maintain order, and positively reinforce "good choices" when appropriate.
  • Assists students to and from the restroom.
  • Assists coordinator in picking up and dropping off students around the school.
  • Oversees and ensures that mandatory procedures are being followed when parents or guardian are picking up students.
  • Maintains necessary paper work: testing, volunteer and student sign in and out logs.
  • Required to teach basic reading skills using lessons developed by the YREADS Coordinator using all curricula.
  • Attends required abuse risk management training.
  • Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
  • Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Requirements:

  • Must be at least 16 years of age
  • Desire or interest in learning about literacy intervention
  • Experience working with children in an educational environment
  • Compassion and empathy for struggling readers
  • Tutoring experience strongly preferred
  • Pass a 10-panel drug screen
  • Clear a Level 2 background check*

Pay & Perks: Part-time, $15.00 per hour. After school hours, 4 days per week. Approximately 15 hours per week. Excellent benefits including retirement savings and child care before/after school upon meeting eligibility requirements. Free individual YMCA membership for employee and discount for family.

*Level 2 background clearance through DCF (Florida) required. Check out this link for more information: https://info.flclearinghouse.com


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