Volunteer tutors can make a difference in the reading skills and the lives of young children. This comprehensive tutorial manual has been developed from the Book Buddies Program of Charlottesville, Virginia, the first large-scale model to mobilize hundreds of community volunteers in an alternative of one-on-one intervention for children at risk for reading failure. A complete how-to resource for both tutors and trainers, the book provides guidelines for setting up a successful tutorial program in the early grades and presents a field-tested lesson format for individualized instruction in reading, writing, and phonics. It describes clearly how to conduct reading activities and exercises with students illustrating each chapter with real-life examples and line drawings. Appendixes feature reproducible assessment and lesson planning forms, alphabet forms, alphabet cards and charts, recommendations and sources for children's books and other materials, and a 26-item glossary. (NKA)