Thank you for making a difference in a child or youth’s life. Reading is the foundation of all learning. We are asking all citizens to spend time with a child or a group of children and help them to realize their potential, to pursue their dreams and to improve their skills.
You are needed. There is an important role for all of us. Parents, teachers, volunteers from the community, as well as high school, college and university students are all getting involved by spending time with younger students and providing them with tutoring support, positive role models and lots of encouragement.
Frontier College instructors and volunteer tutors have been providing people with this kind of support for learning since 1899.
The materials and tutoring approaches in this guide are based on our experience in programs we have run across the country. These materials will help you help a child or youth who is learning to read or one who has difficulty understanding and using written materials.
The best way to learn how to tutor is by being a tutor. But to help you start, we have presented in this manual some ideas and strategies you can use to help a child or youth improve their reading and writing skills.
John D. O’Leary
President,
Frontier College