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Read with CPS Kindergarteners in the Near North Side at Ogden Elementary!
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 positive self-identity through teacher-led literacy professional development and volunteer-powered mentorship programs.
The WITS Kindergarten program develops trusting and influential relationships between adults and students, with the intention of developing the mind-set for learning at an important developmental age. Kindergarten students spend time reading with a consistent volunteer each week to build book print awareness and early literacy skills over the course of the school year.
The WITS Kindergarten program at Ogden Elementary - East Campus runs from 9:00am - 10:30am on Wednesday mornings beginning October 2018.
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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
WHEN
WHERE
24 W. Walton St.Chicago, IL 60610
DATE POSTED
September 15, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 90 minutes once a week from October-May