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Reading and math helpers
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
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9 people are interested
Children in the classroom need a caring adult to help with reading and math. They need to build academic skills and confidence in their own ability to learn. Volunteers in the classroom offer a chance for a children to experience reading and math success, maybe for the first time. Smiles on their faces will let you know that they are "getting it". Most of the needs are for classroom 8:30-2:30 but we do have after-school programs from 3-4pm. Volunteers will need to be fingerprinted and have current TB tests - there will be no cost to the volunteer. Volunteers will attend a 90 minute orientation/training session and then be introudced to the teachers or principals who need their help. Teachers in schools located in Petaluma to Cloverdale and Sonoma Valley to West County are asking for your help. For more information call Barbara Fisher at 573-3399 X122 or gwerner@volunteernow.org. I look forward to hearing from YOU.
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About Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
Location:
153 Stony Circle, Ste. 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, US
Mission Statement
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Description
Work in the classroom under the direction of the teacher helping students with reading and/or math. This requires a commitment of 1 hr./wk for a school semester. Volunteers must be fingerprinted.
The Literacy Connection Academic Mentor program has just completed 12 years of recruiting, training, and preparing volunteers to go into the classrooms of Sonoma County K-12 schools. This year 250 volunteers worked in 30 different schools helping students in the regular classroom and in the after-school programs. One-on-one help is sometimes the only way that students who are also learning English as a second language can do their work. Sometimes the student has experienced so much failure in his school life that he is reluctant to participate in class activities. He has lost self esteem. Volunteer helpers give that student a no-risk opportunity to experience success - even one word at a time.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
153 Stony Circle, Ste. 100Santa Rosa, CA 95401
DATE POSTED
May 15, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16