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Minnesota Reading Corps

Minnesota Reading Corps launched in 2003, serving preschool children in four Head Start agencies. The early results showed the program model was effective. The program quickly expanded to serve children age 3 to grade 3 in many more locations throughout Minnesota. Minnesota Reading Corps has grown each year to become the largest state AmeriCorps program in the country. There are over 750 Minnesota Reading Corps tutors currently serving in 500 Head Start centers, preschools, and elementary schools throughout the state.

Reading Corps in Delano Elementary

Reading Corp has served 336,570 students. Reading Corps Tutors:

  • Serve in a school full-time or part-time, working one-on-one with students who need extra help with reading.
  • Conduct tutoring sessions that are 20 minutes long, so each student is tutored 100 minutes per week.
  • Track student progress and regularly meet with coaches to assess data and work toward learning targets.

Minnesota Reading Corps Overview

Minnesota Reading Corps is an AmeriCorps program that provides trained literacy tutors for children age three to grade three. It is a statewide initiative to help every Minnesota child become a successful reader by the end of 3rd grade. The program places AmeriCorps members as literacy tutors in sites across Minnesota to implement a researched-based early literacy effort to help struggling readers. The Minnesota Reading Corps strategies are designed for both preschool-aged children and K–3rd grade students. Minnesota Reading Corps Elementary Literacy Tutors serve as one-on-one tutors and provide research-based interventions to students who are just below proficiency in reading. The tutors meet with each student daily for 20 minutes to build phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency skills.