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Thank you for planning a coordinated series on literacy. Over the past five years, I have been working on the issue in a small way and may be able to provide a few insights. I would call your attention to two organizations that have been doing outstanding work on literacy for decades:
The Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring Program has tutors in Albuquerque Public Schools, Rio Rancho Public Schools, Belen Public Schools and Bernalillo Public Schools. The program matches older adult tutors to students, provides free training – using an approach developed by the University of St. Louis – and some materials, and pays for and arranges the school system background checks that tutors need to (undergo).