Apply now for k-12 Literacy Tutoring at SUNY New Paltz

The Literacy Center at SUNY New Paltz is now accepting applications for the spring 2019 Literacy Tutoring Program, which is open to any students with remedial literacy needs in kindergarten through grade 12.

[Use this link to apply to the Literacy Tutoring Program]

This unique program connects young learners with tutors from New Paltz’s graduate program in Literacy Education. Tutors are trained to provide individualized reading and writing lessons to students of various ages, once per week throughout the spring semester, with supervision and guidance from professors in the School of Education.

Spring 2019 Literacy Tutoring Program sessions are available on Monday and Tuesday evenings, from 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. The first session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, and sessions will continue every subsequent Monday and Tuesday through the spring semester, excluding days when campus is closed (see the application page for a complete schedule).

All sessions are held in the Literacy Center in Old Main on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Use this link for a campus map and directions: http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/.

Tuition for the full-semester program is $100, payable upon acceptance into the program. Financial support is available for families in need. Children accepted to the Literacy Tutoring Program are expected to attend all tutoring sessions.

To learn more about the Literacy Tutoring Program and to apply, please visit www.newpaltz.edu/literacycenter, or contact Literacy Center Coordinator Sam Slotnick at 845-257-2809 or slotnics@newpaltz.edu.