Location
  • United States of America
Length
26 - 52 weeks
Program Tags
Jobs Social Justice

Program Details

Timeframe
Academic Year
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
17

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Price Details
There is no cost to serve with us! Instead, YOU get paid! Earn $2,494 monthly when you serve in Colorado Reading Corps.
Dec 21, 2023
Jan 08, 2024
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About Program

Spend your gap year in Colorado helping elementary students improve their reading proficiency, while earning money!

Colorado Reading Corps is an AmeriCorps program with the mission of ensuring that all students in Colorado are reading proficiently by the end of third grade. The Reading Corps program combines the power of national service with literacy science to deliver proven approaches that help struggling learners transform into confident students – something that translates into all areas of their lives.

Because Reading Corps tutors are in schools full-time, they are providing consistent, daily tutoring, which is why this model has a greater impact on student success. Tutors commit to a term of service and receive rigorous training plus ongoing expert literacy coaching throughout the year. With the use of rich data assessments, they ensure their efforts produce the desired results – helping children achieve grade-level reading proficiency.

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Program Highlights

  • Receive a bi-weekly living stipend between $1,247 (pre-tax)
  • Earn a Segal Education Award of up to $5,176
  • Start dates in August, October, or January
  • Access free health insurance
  • Gain valuable skills through extensive professional development trainings and learning opportunities

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Andy
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Yes, I recommend this program

Join K-3 Reading Corps hosted by Colorado Youth for a Change!

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What was your funniest moment?
Working with young students rarely has a dull moment, and I could fill a journal with all of the funny things these students say and do. However, one of my favorite funny moments was having a first grade student ask me if I was a rockstar because of my facial piercings, and then proceeded to ask if I was poor because I wore the same pair of shoes everyday. This was during my first year as a Reading Corps tutor and continues to baffle me and make me laugh.
Pros
  • Inclusive and Caring Environment
  • Amazing Staff and Support
  • Learning Valuable Professional and Life Skills with a Monthly Living Stipend and Education Award
Cons
  • Because you are sometimes the only tutor at the school you serve, some tutors can feel lonely from time to time, but there is always support for you at your site and within the Reading Corps community.
  • While there is a decent living stipend, once the service term is over, it can be difficult finding something to keep income during the summer between terms
  • Because of state/national serving and volunteering regulations, you can only serve four (4) service terms
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