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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
The "Let's Read with Words Alive" Family Literacy Program is a six-week early literacy workshop series for children (ages 0-5) and their families. This program nurtures book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful, and every family receives six new books to keep. Sessions are delivered in English and/or Spanish, and there are both in-person and virtual sessions available. Let's Read Workshop Volunteers meet kids and families where they are and help them on their journey to become lifelong learners. Volunteers assist the workshop instructor in running each session through a variety of tasks that may include supporting craft projects, taking attendance, answering questions from families, and checking that families have received their books and supplies. Volunteers support the Let's Read Program Manager and Instructors in delivering early literacy sessions to young children and their families once per week for six weeks. Each session includes an interactive read aloud and tie-in craft. The Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer position is available in both virtual and in-person (San Diego County only) roles. To get a more detailed understanding of the requirements to be a "Let's Read" FLP Workshop Volunteer, please copy and pasta the link provided in the right bottom corner of the page.
Date Posted: 2024-07-16
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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
Do you love provoking thoughtful discussions, wrestling with deep topics in text aloud and in writing, and helping teenagers make connections to one another and the world around them? We’d love to have you volunteer to support our Adolescent Book Group! Our Adolescent Book Group serves 200-400 teenagers in schools and after-school programs throughout San Diego each year. Many of the teens and pre-teens with whom we work are facing extraordinary life circumstances such as homelessness, violence, teen pregnancy, and impact by the justice system. Through reading new, diverse novels; engaging projects; writing workshops; and discussion sessions, learners in our Adolescent Book Group enhance their critical thinking skills, self-esteem and ability to express themselves. Volunteer Facilitators lead bi-weekly book group discussions with young adults using Words Alive discussion guides and enrichment materials to ensure that program goals are met. To get a more detailed understanding of the requirements to be a Curriculum Writer, please copy and pasta the link provided in the right bottom corner of the page.
Date Posted: 2024-07-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Words Alive volunteers and teachers use curriculum guides to teach books and stories to their students. Help Words Alive by writing curriculum guides full of discussion questions, activities, and creating writing prompts to help students build text-to-self and text-to-world connections. To get a more detailed understanding of the requirements to be a Curriculum Writer, please copy and pasta the link provided in the right bottom corner of the page. We have a high need for Graphic Novel Curriculum Writers to support the growing demand for more fresh, relevant graphic novels from adolescents in our teen book group program.
Date Posted: 2024-07-24
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Do you want to strengthen your writing skills? Help develop literary curriculum! The Words Alive Teen Services program supports approximately 250 at-risk youth within the San Diego county Juvenile Court and Community School system each month through our Adolescent Book Group (ABG) program. Many of our students have experienced incredible hardships including homelessness, familial violence, and teen pregnancy but with the help of ABG are now on a path to success. ABG volunteer teams provide monthly, bi-monthly, or weekly in-class book discussion, writing, and project-based learning sessions as part of the school’s language arts program. To support the sessions, Words Alive provides a curriculum guide with discussion topics, group activities, and writing prompts which create opportunities for engagement that can inspire of love of reading. We are looking for volunteers to be part of a curriculum team dedicated to elevating our curriculum guides through the process of researching new young adult literature, vetting books, and creating these comprehensive guides for the ABG volunteers and teachers. Goals and outcomes: The curriculum guides are designed to ignite good conversation, promote student participation, encourage critical thinking, and expose students to opportunities for self-expression and world exploration. Ideal volunteers should: Be at least 16 years old Enjoy reading Have the ability to critically evaluate literature Have proficient written communication Be able to work under minimal supervision Be comfortable working within deadlines
Date Posted: 2024-07-16
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Flexible Schedule
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San Diego, CA 92109
A Words Alive Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer supports our family literacy program, which we are committed to making highly accessible for the parents, families, and partners we serve. Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers meet children and families where they are with engaging programming and valuable resources that will set them on a path to become life-long learners. Through our Let's Read program, we nurture book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful. This program is developmentally appropriate for kids ages 3-8 years old, delivered in English and Spanish and includes copies of the books for each child to keep. A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer is: A positive, playful person who can engage with, virtually or in-person, a room of adults and their children. Friendly, likes helping people and loves to learn. Well-organized and pays attention to the details. They stay focused and can think on their feet. Reliable and always on time, since consistency is key when helping families build new habits. Committed to eyes-wide-open focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. Deeply motivated by the power of reading! A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer support the Let’s Read Program Manager and Instructors in delivering a 6-week series of once a week 45-60 minute sessions, which include an interactive read aloud and accompanying craft. For workshops delivered in person, responsibilities include supporting craft projects, classroom communication, book and supply drop offs as needed. Virtual responsibilities may include but are not limited to monitoring the chat, language translation as needed/when possible, and book deliveries to families. Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers are not required to lead sessions and may often work in partnership with the Program Manager and Instructor to deliver the programming. In fact, no previous classroom experience is necessary! Training, curriculum, and all accompanying materials are provided by the Program Manager. Note: We have a high need for Spanish-speaking Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers. Commitment: Fall 2022: September 15 th though early December 2022 (includes a 1/2-day volunteer training and supporting delivery of one 45-minute session per week for 6 weeks, days to be determined with partners/schools) Required Paperwork and Training: Volunteers will need to submit a completed application Volunteers must be 18 years or older Attend a 1-hour volunteer orientation for all Words Alive volunteers Complete a background check Complete a Child Abuse mandated reporter training Attend a 2-hour training specific to the Let’s Read Family Literacy Program *(In-person commitment) COVID requirements: provide proof of full vaccination, complete COVID waiver, wear masks during in-person sessions. *(In-person commitment) Submit a negative TB test. To Get Started: Email volunteer@wordsalive.org or call us at 858-274-9673 to sign up for the next orientation and training.
Date Posted: 2024-07-16