Opportunities From: Goodman Community Center

Volunteer: Help as a START Literacy Program Tutor this Fall 2026

Learn how to teach elementary-age youth to read as a trained tutor. Goodman Community Center is offering a tutoring program that teams adult tutors with elementary youth. Teams of adults and youth will work to improve the young person‘s reading skills, with support from our Goodman Literacy Specialist.

This program runs for a total of 13 weeks, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-5pm. Fall semester starts up during the 2nd week of September. 

Sessions are broken into two chapters (see below):

Chapter 1: For the first 5 weeks, all new tutors attend a Science of Reading evidence-based training where they learn to use toolboxes of literacy resources and activities (before tutor sessions begin). 

Chapter 2: The next 8 weeks (following the training) volunteers tutor elementary students in an after school "Lit Club." 

All tutors are assigned to a tutor team that provides continued coaching and support.

Ideal tutors and enthusiastic about reading and literacy and are available for the listed 6 hours per week.

If interested, please indicate interest on this link. NOTE: our spring semester roster is now full. If you are interested in helping out during a future semester, please respond to this opportunity and you will hear back from us in the coming months. 

Program: Elementary Programs

Learn how to teach elementary-age youth to read as a trained tutor. Goodman Community Center is offering a tutoring program that teams adult tutors with elementary youth. Teams of adults and youth will work to improve the young person‘s reading skills, with support from our Goodman Literacy Specialist.

This program runs for a total of 13 weeks, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-5pm. Fall semester starts up during the 2nd week of September. 

Sessions are broken into two chapters (see below):

Chapter 1: For the first 5 weeks, all new tutors attend a Science of Reading evidence-based training where they learn to use toolboxes of literacy resources and activities (before tutor sessions begin). 

Chapter 2: The next 8 weeks (following the training) volunteers tutor elementary students in an after school "Lit Club." 

All tutors are assigned to a tutor team that provides continued coaching and support.

Ideal tutors and enthusiastic about reading and literacy and are available for the listed 6 hours per week.

If interested, please indicate interest on this link. NOTE: our spring semester roster is now full. If you are interested in helping out during a future semester, please respond to this opportunity and you will hear back from us in the coming months. 

Program: Elementary Programs

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 53703

Allow Groups: No