As a direct result of the passage of the America Reads Challenge Act in 1997, Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has developed a reading tutor program. The program includes a college credit course and on-site visits by college faculty supervising student tutors. This article includes the rationale for development of a credit course for reading tutors and a description of the components included in the reading tutor course. Copies of the course syllabus and samples of activities used by tutors in working with children are included. (Author)