We invite you to be a charter member of the OASIS Reading Help Program
Would you help us introduce a new program that will allow you and other adults age 50 plus to share their love of reading with children in the Tucson community? Are you looking for a way to make a difference in a child's life? Welcome to the OASIS Reading Help Program!
The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program is celebrating 20 years of helping children read better. In Tucson, we're celebrating that milestone by introducing the OASIS Reading Club, a brand new tutoring program, to be housed within the Pima County Public Libraries.The OASIS Reading Club will be introduced in the following libraries:
- Miller-Golf Links, 9640 E. Golf Links Rd.
- Quincie Douglas, 1585 E. 36th St.
- Valencia, 202 W. Valencia Rd.
- Woods Memorial, 3455 N. 1st Ave.
- El Rio, 1390 W. Speedway Blvd.
- Murphy-Wilmot, 530 N. Wilmot
These libraries have already begun to recruit parents who want literacy tutoring for their elementary school children.
Tutors and parents will coordinate together to choose a time and suitable library location for the tutoring, generally after school or weekends. Tutors and parents will make a nine-week commitment to the program.
Tucson OASIS will provide free training and materials to get you started. Fingerprinting and a background check will be required before tutors can begin to work with the children.
If you're already an OASIS tutor and would like to get us started, or a Tucson OASIS member who has thought about tutoring, or even someone new to OASIS, let's talk!
Please contact Carlinda Dirks, our Intergenerational Tutoring Coordinator at tucsontutor@oasisnet.org or at 322-5627.
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Marilyn Francisco (right) reads
with Juliette Lopez.
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