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America Reads and Counts at UNC-Chapel Hill
The America Reads program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prepares college students to work as literacy tutors for children in pre-k through fifth grades. The America Reads Challenge was a grassroots national campaign begun in 1997. It challenged every American to help all our children learn to read, including English Language Learners and students with disabilities. The program at UNC-Chapel Hill began in 1997 and has formed partnerships with five local schools and one daycare to support parents, teachers, and staff in helping children achieve their reading goals.

America Counts is a federal initiative created in 1997 to assist elementary through ninth-grade students in developing a stronger foundation in mathematics. While U.S. fourth graders perform above the international average, mathematical performance begins to decline in the middle grades, and U.S. students perform significantly below the international average by the end of secondary school. The America Counts program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill focuses on improving elementary and middle school mathematic performance and understanding by forming a supportive and dedicated partnership between a college tutor and elementary or middle school student.

Using federal work-study funds, the America Reads and Counts program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill places college student tutors in a community center, local middle and elementary schools to provide classroom support and individual attention to struggling and at risk students. The tutors provide consistent service to the sites by working with their learners at least twice a week in 40-minute sessions for 23 weeks during the academic year.

Through continued training, tutor supervision, evaluation and teacher collaboration, our America Reads and Counts program strives to:

• Increase the mathematics understanding of local pre-k through 8th grade students.
• Increase the reading levels of local children from pre-k to fifth grade.
• Increase university students' involvement in the community.
• Strengthen the partnership between the university and the community.

Contact Us
Charlotte Stewart
Youth Programs Coordinator
americareads@unc.edu

PHONE 919. 962. 0304
FAX 919. 962. 6020
UNC-Chapel Hill, CB# 3505
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3505