Today a reader, tomorrow a leader

Career Guidance Institute - Albuquerque Reads is a 501(c)(3), and we appreciate any gift that helps ensure students get high-quality one-on-one literacy tutoring and take-home books to start their own home library. Our Tax EIN is 85-0323322. Thank you!

Any supply donations may be dropped off at the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce M-F. Please call first to make sure someone is there to receive donation, 505-764-3700.

How Does ABQ Reads Work?

Volunteer tutors commit 1.5 hours a week to tutor two Kindergarten or 1st grade students, one-on-one, for 30 minutes each. Lessons are scripted by a certified APS teacher and structured into three 10-minute segments―reading, writing, and skills development.

What If I Can’t Commit To 1.5 Hours Each Week?

You can still be a change-maker! An option is to form teams of up to four volunteers. Select the day of the week that works best (Tues., Wed., or Thurs.). The 4-person team rotates their members volunteering on this day throughout the month. This lessens the time commitment to 1.5 hours per month per volunteer

Does the Program Make a Difference?

ABQ Reads provides young learners with meaningful opportunities to build confidence, develop reading habits, and strengthen foundational literacy skills. Through one-on-one sessions with trained tutors, students engage in reading aloud, guided comprehension conversations, and journaling activities that reinforce understanding and expression.

The program is monitored annually by Albuquerque Public Schools to better understand how these literacy-rich experiences contribute to students’ reading development. While APS continues to study long-term impact, school leaders, tutors, and families consistently report increased student engagement, growing confidence, and stronger participation in reading.

Grow their creative confidence

Each creative activity is an opportunity for a child to embrace a new challenge. Through hands-on learning, a child is more likely to remain engaged and to build upon their creative problem-solving skills.

Learning together

In-person activities encourage little ones to become better independent learners, ABQ Reads is a special opportunity for you to work together with an APS child.