Reading Tutor

Student Advanced Level

• Working Title: Reading Tutor
• Pay: $17.00 Hourly
• Campus: Main - Albuquerque, NM
• Department: Civic Engagement (454D)
• Employment Type: Student Employment
• Student Type: Work-Study
• Status: Non-Exempt
• Background Check
  
  Required:
  
  Yes

Organization:
Global Give-A-Book

Location:
Various Sites in Albuquerque

An Off-Campus Work-Study Position
-MUST have a Work-Study Award.

The reading tutor will be working primarily but not limited to pre-literacy children, typically 3rd grade andunder. Enhance children's reading and comprehension skills.
They may provide reading sessions inone-on-one or group settings, depending on the event Global Give A Book, Inc.(GGAB) is having.
Global Give-A-Book’s mission ispromoting youth literacy by giving award-winning books to children inneed. GGAB will be working closely with agencies that work witheconomically disadvantaged families. The reading tutor will read a book to the children, after the reading session the children will be allowed to take a bookhome to keep.
It is essential the reading tutormotivates children to read while making them feel comfortable throughout thereading sessions.

• Implement a small-group early literacy curriculum.
• Read to children in settings of ten or more children.
• Keep and maintain the attention of small children.
• Develop and implement literacy with children in preparation for successful future elementary education
• Work with disadvantaged children backgrounds readingbelow grade level
• Tutor children on content and grammar for various assignments.
• Perform the role of a reading tutor for children thathave English as a second language (ESL).
• Provideintensive literacy instruction to children for whom low literacy has been identified as a potential barrier to academic

Enrolled in a degree seeking program at UNM, Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours) at UNM for fall and spring semesters (Audit hours do not count), and if Work Study, you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress.

• Enjoy working with children.
• Enthusiasm
• Read out loud with a strong and loud voice
• Keep the attention of the children.
• Must be available towork weekend events

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