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ORGANIZATION: Working In The Schools (WITS)
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Working in the Schools (WITS) sets students on a trajectory for success by building critical literacy skills and developing positive self-identity through teacher-led literacy professional development and volunteer-powered mentorship programs.
WITS Mid-Day Mentoring is a one-on-one reading and mentoring program that takes place once a week at a Chicago Public School. Volunteer mentors spend 45 minutes once a week building a relationship and reading with the same student for an entire school year.
The WITS Mid-Day Mentoring program at Chalmers Elementary runs from 10:45 to 11:30 each Tuesday through the end of May. For more information, please read the flyer below and email Kristen at kristens@witschicago.org
https://witschicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MDM-FLYER-FOR-CORP-PAGE-2.pdf
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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.
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WHERE
Chalmers School of Excellence2745 W Roosevelt RdChicago, IL 60608
DATE POSTED
May 5, 2023
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 45 minutes each week