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6 people are interested
Be a Reading Mentor for Children with Learning Challenges (Salem-Keizer School District)
ORGANIZATION: The Shadow Project
Please visit the new page to apply.
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6 people are interested
Make a positive impact on a student's life by becoming a Reading Mentor with The Shadow Project!
As a Reading Mentor, you'll work one-on-one with students who struggle with reading due to learning challenges, motivating them to set and achieve reading goals using assistive reading technology. You will work to help them be independent audio-readers, and reignite their excitement for reading.
Our volunteers spend 2 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months in a local public school building a mentor relationship with students to motivate them to engage with reading as they become fluent with assistive reading technology.
We are looking for 3-6 volunteers (18+ years old). Please express interest here or contact us for more information. To expedite the process you can fill out our Volunteer Application here: https://forms.gle/cpidkFkaGnPkDnro9, and we will be in touch with you shortly.
Salem-Keizer School District schools that need support:
- Highland Elementary
- Swegle Elementary
- Parrish Middle School
More opportunities with The Shadow Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Shadow Project
Location:
2154 NE Broadway, Suite 130, Portland, OR 97232, US
Mission Statement
The Shadow Project envisions an education system that normalizes and celebrates learning differences and supports every student to thrive in school. We have a proven track record of fostering social and academic growth for schoolchildren with learning challenges such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and trauma, many of whom are from communities of color, low-income backgrounds, and/or are English Language Learners. With the conviction that all students can graduate from high school given access to the right supports, The Shadow Project provides innovative tools and techniques tailored to diverse learners and supports teachers in integrating those tools into their classrooms. Together we've helped to unleash the potential of more than 14,000 capable learners in grades K-12 in Portland, McMinnville, and Salem.
Description
Founded by a Portland mom whose son, who has dyslexia, was ready to give up on school in second grade, The Shadow Project has helped foster success for children in pre-K - th grade whose special education needs include dyslexia, ADHD, autism, speech/language challenges, and trauma.
The Shadow Project has evolved from an all-volunteer "mom and pup" operation to a 501(c)3 nonprofit partnered with schools in multiple Oregon counties. The organization has three proven programs (https://www.shadow-project.org/school-programs/)that celebrate the inherent worth of every child.
Check out this video created by one of our interns from Portland State University, about their experience: https://youtu.be/aizo8gC2Abw
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Salem-Keizer School DistrictSalem, OR 97301
DATE POSTED
October 2, 2019
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Relationship Building
- Special Needs
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Two hours per week, during the school day, for at least three months