Read with Kindergarten students at an elementary school in Pilsen!

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ORGANIZATION: Working In The Schools (WITS)

Volunteers needed! We are resuming in-person WITS Kindergarten programs this February-March. Volunteers spend about 1 hour once a week reading out loud one-on-one with kindergarten students at a local elementary school. WITS provides a one-hour training, all the books and materials, and a staff member on site to support students and volunteers. All volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. By embodying our values of community, consistency, and empowerment, volunteers support students as they learn to LOVE reading!

We are currently recruiting volunteers for the following WITS Kindergarten programs:

  • Walsh Elementary (Pilsen): 9:00-10:30am each Thursday

Please email Kristen at kristens@witschicago.org if you're interested!

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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 Mar 16, 2023 - Thu May 25, 2023
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

WHERE

Walsh Elementary2015 S Peoria StChicago, IL 60608

(41.854996,-87.64732)
 

DATE POSTED

May 5, 2023

SKILLS

  • Mentoring
  • Literacy / Reading

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 hour once a week from March-May
  • Volunteers must fill out all WITS and CPS paperwork & be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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