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Literacy Connection Program
Please contact: Barbara Fisher
573-3399x122 or email bfisher@volunteernow.org
The Literacy
Connection Program is now ending its 11th year of serving the needs
of teachers and students in Sonoma County K-12 grades. Each year the focus of the program changes
to match the changing needs of students and programs in our school
districts.
All
volunteers going into the classroom are required to be fingerprinted
and
to have a current TB test. A general
training/overview for volunteering in the classroom is provided. Some schools provide a structured training
for their particular program.
Schools
begin closing at the end of May and
reopen beginning in August. Each school district
has it’s own calendar of opening and closing dates.
Volunteers
are asked to commit to one full school year of volunteering – 2 hours per week
on a selected day. The volunteer chooses
the day of the week and the time of day that he/she wants to volunteer.
Our
teacher survey of those who had volunteers in their classrooms indicate the
continued value of volunteers as academic helpers and role models
for good citizens. Teachers report that
some programs could not
exist if it were not for the wonderful volunteers who come forward to help.
I
hope you will join our committed team of academic helpers, helping with reading
and math, especially for those students who are English learners.
It’s
not too early to get ready for the Fall semester. Call today to get more information and to
share with me your background and interest in this very important work.
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