Half of fourth graders in the Bay Area read below grade level.
You can help.
Become a reading tutor.
JCL mobilizes the Jewish community to help ensure that all children lean to read by the end of third grade. Tutors focus on improving pupils' literacy and communication skills, increasing the desire to read and learn, and fostering greater self-confidence and self-esteem among students. JCL partners with public elementary schools and community centers in underserved communities.
The Coalition provides training and resources to prepare participants to provide high quality services to students. To find out more about JCL and to sign up for a training session in San Francisco, the East Bay or the Peninsula, click here.
"It's just great to see the drastic improvements in their reading levels as the year goes on."
Melissa Kleinbert, Jefferson Elementary
Help a Child
Make a Difference
Change the World
Come to A Free JCL Tutor Training Workshop
You have 168 hours in your week.
She only needs one.
Inspired by the Jewish values of social justice and
Tikkun Olam, the Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL)
trains, places and supports volunteer reading tutors
in underserved public elementary schools
throughout the Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO - New Tutor Training Dates for Winter 2012:
- Tuesday, January 10, 5:45-9:00PM
131 Steuart Street, Suite 201 (JUMA offices)
- Tuesday, January 24, 5:45-9:00PM
131 Steuart Street, Suite 201 (JUMA offices)
- Tuesday, February 7, 5:45-9:00PM
131 Steuart Street, Suite 201 (JUMA offices)
Register for a San Francisco Tutor Training Session
For San Francisco training and registration information, please contact Helene Tinkler or 415.977.7414 ext. 100
PENINSULA - New Tutor Training Dates for Winter 2012:
EAST BAY - New Tutor Training Dates for Winter 2012:
- Sunday, January 8, 10:00AM-12:30PM
Offices of the East Bay Federation, 300 Grant Avenue, Oakland
- Wednesday, February 1, 2-5PM
Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek
Register for a East Bay Tutor Training Session
For East Bay training and registration information, please contact Judy Pam-Bycel or 650.847.1718.
JCL is a special project of the Jewish Community Relations Council. It is funded in part by grants from the Jewish Community Federation of San Franciso, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, The Jewish Federation and The Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay
