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Who We Are
OnYourMark Education is a high-dosage virtual tutoring service providing individualized early literacy virtual foundational skills instruction to K-2nd graders grounded in the science of reading. We partner with schools as a supplement to the literacy instruction already in place to ensure students get the foundational reading skills they need to excel!
Why We Exist
OnYourMark exists to ensure that the students we serve learn to read by 3rd grade. We also believe that spreading an understanding of the science of how children learn to read can be transformative for tutors, teachers, children, and families. Getting foundational literacy skills right in K-2 will support children to read on grade level and diminish the need for schools to remediate at their current levels.
Why Apply
When you become an OnYourMark Early Literacy Tutor, you commit to supporting students in becoming lifelong readers with the foundational reading skills to tackle future school and life challenges. Becoming an OnYourMark Early Literacy Tutor is right for you if you are invested in having an impact on the lives of young people, are committed to learning new skills, and are inspired by being a part of eradicating educational inequities.
Who Should Apply
Becoming an OnYourMark Early Literacy Tutor is perfect for college students, college-aged students taking gap years, recent high school and college graduates, current tutors, and retired and part-time educators. It is ideal for those who love working with children and are interested in learning more about a career in education. Successfully building tutoring skills will open up possibilities to continue as a tutor, tutor coach, and build a resume that opens doors for future opportunities in schools as teachers, leaders, and beyond.
Requirements
Position Overview
OnYourMark Early Literacy Tutors provide virtual high-dosage tutoring to Kindergarten through 2nd-grade students grounded in the science of reading. Tutors learn how to teach an explicit phonics curriculum to support the development of foundational reading skills. This 1:2 individualized approach will increase the speed at which students develop as readers by third grade, the year that research shows students must master these skills in order to engage in increasingly complex texts as they move on in school and life.
Your Commitments
- Engage in paid virtual pre-service training prior to the start of each session. For new tutors, this will be ~20 hours, and for continuing or returning tutors, this will be ~4 hours.
- Attend ongoing professional development through weekly professional learning sessions and one on one or small group tutor coaching sessions
- Manage a caseload of students by building strong relationships, collecting data regarding progress, preparing lesson materials, and supporting students in their prescribed learning sequence
- Track student reading skill progress over the course of tutoring sessions
- The fall session runs for 10 weeks from September through December, and the spring session runs for 10 weeks from February through May. Specific weeks vary and may stagger based on school assignment.
- Time commitment varies, but the average is ~10 hours/week for material preparation, virtual tutoring a caseload of 4 sessions daily, weekly professional development, and weekly coaching sessions.
- Learn from experts in the field to develop and continuously improve tutoring skills and understanding of how children learn to read based on the science of reading
- Instill the love of reading and learning in the young people with whom you work
Additional requirements
- Tutors must reside within the United States and US territories.
- Tutors must complete the appropriate fingerprinting requirements outlined by each school partner assignment, if applicable
- Tutors must have a computer with a chrome browser and a working microphone/video.
Benefits
Compensation
Early Literacy Tutors are compensated for completing training ($350) as well as for each tutoring session ($9 per 20-minute session), professional development session ($27 per session), and coaching session ($9 per session) completed throughout the session. Tutors also have the opportunity to substitute for additional shifts as needed for additional compensation.
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