34 Alexandria Children Still Waiting for a Tutor — Can You Help?
Local students need caring volunteers now to provide one-on-one reading support during the school day.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — In Alexandria’s elementary schools, 34 young readers remain without a volunteer tutor — and time is running out to set them on a path to literacy.
Did you know that helping a fourth grader catch up in reading can take four times as long as teaching that same child to read in first grade? Getting in early matters.
That’s where the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium (ATC) steps in. Their mission is simple but powerful: match volunteers with kindergarten through second grade students who need extra help to read on or above grade level.
How it works:
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Tutoring sessions last 35 minutes, held during the school day in Alexandria City Public Schools.
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Volunteers work one-on-one, using lesson plans built around the Science of Reading approach.
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ATC provides all training, weekly materials, and ongoing support — no teaching background required.
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More than half of ATC’s students are English Learners, meaning your time has an even greater impact.
Be a volunteer tutor — change two lives. When you sign up, you’re not just impacting a child’s future — you also gain the joy and connection that comes from giving back.
📩 To learn more or sign up:
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Contact Alexa Allmann at [email protected]
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Visit www.alexandriatutors.org and click “Sign Up to Tutor”
If your schedule allows even a couple of 35-minute sessions each week, you can help make sure none of Alexandria’s young readers are left behind.
