Community Partners in Reading

What is Community Partners in Reading?
Community Partners in Reading is a project that targets students reading while building relationships within our community. Community members have the opportunity to connect with students by listening to them read.

Details:

• Targeting grades 2-5 at each Elementary School.
• 1 time per week for about an hour.
• Requesting 4 consecutive weeks with flexibility to build connections with students.
• Listening to individual students read.
• Schedules are designed based on Partner Volunteers availability.
• Project supplies materials.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

How to become a partner volunteer:

• Contact project coordinators at PartnerReaders@kibsd.org
• You will need to obtain a background check.
• To start, email volunteer@kibsd.org and indicate your interest in Community Partners in Reading.
• You will then receive an e-mail from a company called Sterling to begin the background check.
• Project coordinators are happy to help you through the process.

TEACHER INFORMATION

• Grades 2-5
• 1 time per week for about an hour with flexibility to provide more time on text for students.
• Partner volunteer listens to one student at a time.
• Schedules based on Partner Volunteers availability.
• Volunteers have a bag with 2019 Read Naturally passages.

Helpful Tips:

• Encourage students to bring something they are currently reading.
• Please provide volunteer a list of students you want listened to.
• Please have or suggest a spot for your volunteer and student. Some volunteers may require a chair.

It is exciting to see the community reaching out to connect with students!

Contact:
Project Coordinators and Volunteer Facilitator
PartnerReaders@kibsd.org