How to Find a Local Reading Tutor

Find a tutor to open your student's world through reading.

Finding a reading tutor for your student or yourself involves a bit of research. Fortunately, you can do the leg work to find the right reading tutor with ease. Contact the school counseling office or the academic dean. The phone book and the Web provide information regarding paid tutoring services. Communities may have volunteer reading tutor resources.

Instructions

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   A reading tutor can help oversome reading hurdles.

   Contact your student's counselor or the school's academic dean. If the student in need is a university student, every college offers the services of academic advisers. These professionals know how to point you toward the appropriate resources. Make this school resource your first stop. You may save yourself time by being directed to the appropriate reading tutor. Ask if tutors are available at reduced rates or at no cost, if you have the need.

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   Find a reading tutor to give your student the confidence she needs to succeed.

   Let your fingers do the walking through the phone book. Look under the heading, "Tutors." You will find a list that reflects the size of the area in which you live. If you live in a rural community, for example, you may find only a handful of tutoring resources. If you live in Los Angeles, you will find dozens. In the latter case, narrow down the field to tutors in your area. If you have a smaller phone book targeted to your locale, use that book.

3. Research tutoring companies on the Web. Most, if not all tutoring companies have internet presence and provide tutoring services around the country. You may be able to locate independent reading tutors through an internet tutoring gateway.

4. Find volunteer reading tutors in your community. Most cities and smaller communities provide volunteer tutoring resources. Sometimes tutors are available for families with low incomes and even for children of homeless families. In Denver, for example, Metro Denver Partners offers a tutoring program, Partners Mentoring Youth provides weekly tutoring service to a Denver community. The program specializes in students who have fallen several grades below their level. Adult volunteer tutors work with students in groups or individually on reading and other subjects. To find volunteer tutors in your area, ask your child's school counselor for help. If you search the Web for local volunteer resources, use search terms, such as "volunteer tutors in (fill in your locale)" or "free reading tutors in (fill in locale)."

References

• Metro Denver Partners: Tutoring

Resources

• America's Literacy Directory