Read Write Now tutors often find the experience just as rewarding as the impact they make. Through patience, connection, and shared learning, tutors enjoy seeing confidence grow and progress unfold over time.
These stories reflect the meaningful relationships and personal fulfilment that come from supporting someone on their learning journey.
Swan Coordinator Sandra shares her fascinating journey using AI to support a student learning Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) — a rehabilitation process for managing chronic pain.
In this video, our tutors share what it’s like to support someone on their learning journey. From celebrating a student’s growing confidence to experiencing the reward of giving back, their stories are heartfelt, inspiring, and real.
Volunteer tutor and coordinator Erica wrote this story about her 5 years tutoring experience with Read Write Now.
The journey of being a tutor has been a blast for me every step of the way. Initially I lacked the courage to help others, but I knew I wanted to give back somehow.
Volunteer Nancy shared her experience tutoring Robert who was referred to Read Write Now by an employment agency. Robert was 21 years old and had never had a job. He’d left school in Year 10 after years of being in ‘special classes’. Neither his parents nor his grandparents are literate and he was third generation unemployed in the family.
Hear from tutor Loraine as she chats on HFM 107.3 about her experience with Read Write Now and the impact of volunteering in adult literacy.
