The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has launched the Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grant Program, a new program that will provide thousands of families up to $500 vouchers which can be used towards literacy tutoring services for eligible K-3 students.
The Arkansas Department of Education administers the Literacy Tutoring Grant Program and has partnered with ClassWallet to distribute funds. The grant funds will be deposited into a ClassWallet account, and you will make payments to providers through the ClassWallet platform. Instructions on accessing your student’s account will be provided in the Welcome Email you receive from ClassWallet after the registration is processed and your student’s eligibility has been determined.
Parents of qualifying students should have received a letter from their students’ public or open-enrollment charter school, informing them of their eligibility. If you have questions about this letter, or did not receive a letter and believe your child qualifies, please contact your school’s literacy coach. If your school doesn’t have a literacy coach, you can emai: l ade.tutoring@ade.arkansas.gov.
Complete the Literacy Tutoring Grant Program Registration Form which is available here. You will need to reference the letter you received from your child’s school. If you have more than one qualifying child, you will need to complete an additional registration form. Instructions on how to access your child’s account will be included in the Welcome Email you receive from ClassWallet after the registration is processed and your child’s eligibility has been determined.
Once registration has been approved and you receive the welcome email, you will log into your child’s ClassWallet account where you will see Bilingual Bridges on the list as an approved tutoring provider.
Online Tutoring: Connect to tutoring sessions from virtually anywhere through our Online Lessonspace Classroom. Flexible scheduling is available and tutors are available throughout the mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Bilingual Tutors: All of our tutors are certified teachers who have been trained in the Science of Reading. They are highly qualified to deliver classes in multiple languages, including: English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Arabic, French, Hindi, and more.
Assessments: Your child’s tutor will administer a benchmark assessment during the first session to determine their individual learning needs, which will inform the development of their learning plan. A final assessment will be administered during the final class to measure growth and copies of both will be shared with you.
Learning Plans: We follow a Science of Reading (SOR) backed curriculum that has proven to accelerate the development of students’ foundational reading skills. Your child will receive a personalized learning plan that will be targeted to meet their unique needs, goals, interests, and learning style.
Flexible Classes: Not only are our tutors available around the clock, but you’ll have the option to choose the length of tutoring sessions: 30-minute sessions (16 total) or 45-minute sessions (11 total). We recommend 3+ tutoring sessions per week to accelerate your child’s growth.
If your child has received the Arkansas Literacy Tutoring Grant, please click below to enroll in tutoring sessions with Bilingual Bridges. Have questions? Contact us here.