TUTORMATE: TRANSFORMING READING SUPPORT. IMPACTING THE LIFE CHANCES OF DISADVANTAGED YOUNG CHILDREN

TutorMate, the flagship programme of non-profit Innovations for Learning, is the leading multinational online reading support solution, reaching thousands of children in the US, UK and Canada each year. Our unique model matches work-based volunteers from 200+ corporations with disadvantaged children to provide them with much-needed “virtual” reading practice. This presentation focuses on how TutorMate optimises the use of technology to support reading.

TutorMate matches struggling early readers with volunteer working professionals who use an online platform to read “virtually” together every week. The programme originated in America and also operates in the UK and Canada.

Interventions like TutorMate are urgently needed. A shocking 38% of 11-years-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds in England left primary school in 2019 unable to read English well. This figure rises to 80% in some parts of the USA. Many of these children simply don’t have consistent reading support at home or grow up in households where there is little access to books in English.

AUTHOR: Emma Bell

Emma Bell, Executive Director of Innovations for Learning UK, is also responsible for the organisation’s international growth. Her diverse senior leadership experience in international organisations focuses on helping vulnerable children and families thrive. An expert, and a compelling public speaker, Emma specialises in forging partnerships to achieve transformative change.

Website: https://www.innovationsforlearning.org
Email: emma@innovationsforlearning.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tutormate