GIVE STUDENTS MUCH NEEDED ONE ON ONE ATTENTION IN METRO DETROIT SCHOOLS.
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What is Read to a Child?
Read to a Child’s mission is to foster a love of reading, improve literacy skills and support socio-emotional well-being in students from under-resourced communities. Read to a Child’s vision is that every child has the opportunity to thrive in school and beyond through inspirational mentoring and read-aloud experiences.
Read to a Child partners with thousands of community and corporate volunteer mentors from more than 150 local businesses and organizations who read one-on-one to elementary students at under-resourced schools in the greater metropolitan areas of Boston, Detroit, Hartford, and Los Angeles.
What is the Read Aloud Mentoring Program?
In Read to a Child’s Read Aloud Mentoring Program, an adult is partnered one-on-one with a student attending one of our partner elementary schools for a rewarding, weekly read aloud experience. The relationship typically lasts for the entire school year and often extends for multiple years through the end of fourth grade. Reading pairs are supported by an on-site Program Coordinator, employed by Read to a Child, and are provided access to a wide selection of appropriate books to read.
When and where do the sessions take place?
The Read Aloud Mentoring Program runs September through May each school year during the students' lunch break. Reading Mentors meet students weekly at their school of choice. Find our participating schools here: https://readtoachild.org/locations/detroit/participating-schools-detroit/
Frequently asked questions
Find a list of frequently asked questions here: https://readtoachild.org/read-aloud-mentoring-program/faq/
Enrollment Steps
Complete the following steps:
- Determine a) whether you can make a weekly commitment throughout the school year and b) which of our schools is best for you: https://readtoachild.org/locations/detroit/participating-schools-detroit/
- Complete our volunteer application: https://rtac.secure.force.com/application (select Community Volunteer or appropriate company)
- Brief Training: Rise invitation will be emailed upon successful completion of the online application.
- Background Check: JDP invitation will be emailed upon successful completion of the training.
Feel free to contact us at infodetroit@readtoachild.org with questions. To learn more, visit www.readtoachild.org/detroit
Watch our video to learn more: About Read to a Child
