America Reads at Penn State DuBois

What Is It?

America Reads is a federally funded work-study program. Penn State DuBois students who receive work-study grants may work in reading or math related programs off-campus as their sole work-study job or in conjunction with an on-campus work-study job. Opportunities include tutoring preschool and elementary school children in reading, tutoring children up to eighth grade in math, or working with Family Literacy agencies. For more information about the program at Penn State DuBois, contact Dr. Pamela Hufnagel at pph1@psu.edu or call at (814) 375-4839. 

Getting Started

Use the materials below to find out more about America Reads. The handbooks were written with University Park in mind, and the pay scale is not up-to-date, but they will still give you a nice overview of the program. Most tutors from Penn State DuBois work in elementary schools under the supervision of classroom teachers, but other placements are possible. Students work with Dr. Hufnagel to secure their own placements.

• Partner Handbook
• Site Supervisor's Handbook
• Forms specific to America Reads. (The forms that all work-study students file are available from Financial Aid. They probably came with your work-study award letter--the I9, W-2, and direct deposit form.)
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and Instructions for PA Child Abuse History Clearance
• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Form
• Time Sheets

Read More About It

For more information about the America Reads program and links to resource materials, visit the sites below. The information is archived, so the dates and pay scale are not up-to-date.

• Background on the America Reads Program
• U.S. Department of Education America Reads Home Page
• Corporation for National Service America Reads
• Simple Things You Can Do To Help All Children Read Well and
  Independently by the End of the Third Grade

Dr. Hufnagel's Home Page

Updated September 7, 2004