For more than twelve years, this group of volunteers has been reading with students at Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue Elementary School, with the aim of instilling a love of books and reading.
Acting as mentors, not tutors, Reading Partners work one-on-one with the same child each week, building a relationship that is focused on the joy of books. We read with our students in the school library for half an hour at a stretch and then bring them back to their classroom. So simple - yet the consistent, caring attention of a book-loving adult is something some of these children have never experienced, and it can be transformational.
Come join us! We ask for an hour a week commitment for at least half the school year, with breaks during school holidays. Our next volunteer orientation will be in late September of 2009, so contact us now if you'd like to request an application.
