Literacy development is intensely social, and senior tutoring meets this important need, as well as others, for students who are learning to read. This 2000 National Service Fellows study by Amy Blake, Senior Volunteers in Literacy Programs: A study of design and practice, seeks to understand the unique bond that occurs between seniors and students, and articulates how intergenerational relationships work in conjunction with program design, tutoring practices, and tutoring environment, to positively impact students, and to create successful literacy programs, as well as feelings of satisfaction and effectiveness for volunteers. Although the study focuses on seniors, these are principles that could easily be applied to other volunteer tutors as well.

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