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11 people are interested
Become a Volunteer Tutor with Start the Adventure in Reading (STAIR)!
ORGANIZATION: STAIR - Start the Adventure in Reading
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11 people are interested
STAIR, a nonprofit children’s literacy program, is seeking tutors for the winter/spring 2018 semester. Tutor training begins Saturday, January 6 through Monday, January 29 at locations around the greater New Orleans area. Training is free, only takes 2.5 hours, and no experience is necessary. Tutors volunteer after school or on Saturday mornings at STAIR sites in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa Parishes.
Each year STAIR recruits and trains hundreds of volunteers to work one-on- one with public school lower elementary school students to improve their reading and language skills as well as their self-esteem. These students are particularly in danger of academic failure and need extra help to succeed. The program works in partnership with schools to supplement the classroom work. Collaboration with parents, teachers, and principals allows STAIR to target the students who can most benefit from the services STAIR offers. The program has served over 6,000 young students from greater New Orleans public schools since it began in 1985.
The STAIR program provides each child with professionally designed curriculum materials, school supplies, teaching aids, healthy snacks, and trained site managers to supervise and lend qualified help at each site. STAIR depends on support from the community to provide this service at no cost to the students.
HOW TO APPLYFor a complete listing of our scheduled training dates, please visit www.stairnola.org/how-to-help. Registration for training sessions can be completed on the website, or via email or phone to Margo Price at margo@stairnola.org, 504-899-0820
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About STAIR - Start the Adventure in Reading
Location:
1545 State St., New Orleans, LA 70118, US
Mission Statement
-- To increase the reading level of "skill deficient" students who participate in the program -- To increase each participant's sense of self-worth and esteem by providing a program which expands each student's knowledge of self and the greater world of reading -- To provide a caring environment which will promote a greater and more meaningful dialogue among multi-ethnic volunteers, students, teachers and parents
Description
STAIR is a reading tutoring program for at-risk public school second graders reading below grade level who are referred to us by their teachers. STAIR volunteers, after going through an initial training class, tutor the students -- one tutor for each student -- once a week, either after school or on Saturday morning.
Second grade is a critical stage in reading development. If a student is not reading by the end of first grade, then intervention at the second grade level is crucial.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1545 State St.New Orleans, LA 70118
DATE POSTED
December 18, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Child Development
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Reading / Writing
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- 1-2 days/ week for through the entire school year
- Patience, an open mind, compassion, kindness, a willingness to help a child succeed!