Read with kindergarteners at Melody Elementary!

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ORGANIZATION: Working In The Schools (WITS)

Working in the Schools (WITS) is looking for volunteers to participate in our WITS Kindergarten literacy program in theWest Garfield Park neighborhood. The program will be held at Melody Elementary located at 3937 W.Wilcox, just north of i290. Melody Elementary is accessible via i290, the Forest Park Blue line off the Pulaski stop, or the number 7 bus headed towards Congress. Street parking is available for drivers.

Join a team of volunteers to read one-on-one with kindergarteners every Thursdaybetween the hours of 9:00am-11:00amduring the school year. Volunteers are assigned to a consistent group of students so as to build meaningful relationships while enhancing students’ beginning literacy skills.

There will be a one-hour mandatory training session for all volunteers, which will provide more information on general child development, along with the basic structure of the program’s curriculum and activities.

Please email Christine Driskill at ChristineD@witschicago.org if you are interested in volunteering with us this fall, and we’ll provide details on our training dates and next steps.

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About Working In The Schools (WITS)

Location:

150 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1120, Chicago, IL 60606, US

Mission Statement

Working in the Schools - WITS believes that literacy is the foundation on which all other learning develops. Our mission is to empower Chicago elementary students to discover themselves through reading while developing foundational literacy skills. We do this by creating community through literacy-based mentorship, enabling teachers to build diverse classroom libraries, and promoting book ownership at home.

Description

WITS programs develop trusting and fun relationships between adults and students with the intention of developing the mindset for learning in elementary school students. WITS Kindergarten mentors read one-on-one with kindergarten students, helping them build book and print awareness, letter name and sound recognition, as well as developing a lifelong love of reading. WITSK volunteers commit to working with the same students once a week for 60-90 minutes from October-May.

Mid-Day Mentoring (MDM) supports 2nd and 3rd grade students during the later stages of the transition from learning to read and reading to learn. This significant, and often difficult, milestone requires students to exercise strong foundational literacy skills in order to comprehend increasingly challenging curriculum. Volunteers travel to the school and are paired with the same student for an entire school year. Volunteer-student pairs spend time reading aloud and building comprehension skills through conversation. MDM mentors make a weekly or bi-weekly commitment from October-May.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Community
Education & Literacy
Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy

WHEN

Thu Oct 09, 2014 - Thu May 07, 2015

WHERE

Melody Elementary3937 W WilcoxChicago, IL 60624

(41.878857,-87.724625)
 

DATE POSTED

September 2, 2014

SKILLS

  • Literacy / Reading

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 hour/week

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