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ORGANIZATION: Working In The Schools (WITS)

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Volunteers needed for our WITS Kindergarten programs. Volunteers spend about 1 hour once a week reading aloud one-on-one with kindergarten students at a local elementary school. WITS provides a one-hour training, books and a staff member on site to support students and volunteers. Our mission is to empower Chicago elementary students to discover themselves through reading while developing foundational literacy skills.

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

  • McAuliffe: 9:15am-10:15am * Tuesdays beginning in October, 2024 through May, 2025

Please email Daphne DaphneR@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

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

McAuliffe Elementary1841 N. Springfield Ave.Chicago, IL 60647

(41.9146,-87.72335)
 

SKILLS

  • Literacy / Reading
  • Child Development
  • Reading / Writing
  • Community Outreach

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 hour once a week through May; following the CPS calendar for holidays and breaks.
  • Volunteers must fill out all WITS and CPS paperwork

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