America Reads is a federally funded work-study program, and has been present at SF State since 1997. The "America Reads Challenge" stems from President Clinton's educational initiative to ensure that every child in America learned to read well with the help of a reading tutor. Federal work-study funds enable colleges and universities to hire service-minded college students to help meet this challenge. SF State students are hired as tutors to work in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms in San Francisco elementary schools. America Reads tutors have great opportunities to start their teaching career and gain important skills during their participation with the program. Partnering with the Graduate College of Education in Burk Hall, America Reads tutors gain insight into the teaching credential pathways provided by the Department of Elementary Education.

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America Reads Program