With the help

of the Fayette County Community Literacy program and its coordinator,

Donna Worcerster, the school has set up a reading tutor program.

The program

seeks volunteers from the community who are willing to commit one hour

of their time each week to helping students improve their reading skills.

Tutoring takes place at the school on a one-on-one basis.

According to

Worcerster, 12 new volunteers at North Fayette have just completed the

two and a half-hour training session required to prepare tutors for working

with students. The school's reading tutor program is currently in its

second year. Last year, volunteers helped 22 students become stronger

readers and this year the goal is to help even more.

Recently, parents

and community volunteers came together at North Fayette to learn more

about becoming reading tutors. The school hosts several workshops throughout

the year to give parents and community volunteers an opportunity to learn

how the program works.

Although the

school has 12 new tutors for this academic year, the reading tutor program

is still actively recruiting more volunteers for North Fayette as well

as for other elementary and middle schools within the Fayette County School

System. Becoming a tutor requires a one-year commitment to work with a

student for one hour each week at his or her school. Tutors must successfully

pass a background check and attend a two and a half-hour training session

before they can begin working with students. The training session teaches

volunteers what they can do to help a student who is struggling to become

a better reader.

"Tutors

do not need any type of previous teaching experience. All they need to

be are caring and willing individuals who have time to invest in a worthwhile

endeavor to help children," said Worcerster. "If I had 100 folks

volunteer today, I could pair each one of them with a child who needs

help."

Anyone interested

in becoming a tutor can phone Worcerster at 770-460-3535, ext. 173.