If you love to read and are interested in helping children improve their literacy skills and discover the joy of reading, consider becoming a volunteer with the One to One Children’s Literacy Program.
Parent and community volunteers are needed to support our students with their reading. The commitment is 1.5 hours per week for 10 weeks starting mid-October. During that time, volunteers will read with 3 children for 30 minutes each. The children are in grades 2 to 5 and are selected by their teachers to receive this special reading help. All tutoring is done at the school during regular school hours. The One to One program is organized by the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) in partnership with School District #83.
A three-hour training session for all volunteers in basic reading strategies is mandatory as well as a criminal record check. Training sessions will be held throughout September. Please contact program coordinator Kristy Cruikshank at childprograms@shuswapliteracy.ca or call 250-463-4555 if you would like more information about supporting this program.
