ABOUT THE TUFTS LITERACY CORPS

The Tufts Literacy Corps, directed by Dr. Cynthia Krug, is the America Reads/America Counts program at Tufts University. We began over 20 years ago, when the Clinton administration invited college students across the nation to use their federal financial aid awards to help children learn to read. Since then we have launched three core tutoring…

FOR TUFTS STUDENTS

Welcome TLC Members and Applicants! The Tufts Literacy Corps was established in 1998, when President Bill Clinton introduced the America Reads Challenge and authorized college students across the nation to use their Federal Work Study awards to help children learn to read. Since then, the Federal program has expanded to include mathematics, writing and science.…

For Parents and Guardians

Welcome, Parents and Guardians! If you are looking for information about the Literacy & the Arts summer program, please click on Jumbo: To learn more about this year’s academic year program, just keep reading! This year, the Tufts Literacy Corps is offering three tutoring programs for children in grades one through eight: Fostering Fluency, a…