Reading volunteers work with elementary school-age children to promote reading. They may read books to children, listen to children read aloud, or distribute books to school children. Reading volunteers promote the activity of reading, rather than focusing on teaching reading skills.
Reading volunteers may read to a whole class of children, to a small group, or be assigned a child to read to one-on-one. Reading volunteers may work with programs offered by schools, after-school programs, or public libraries.
The time reading volunteers spend with new readers provides encouragement while learning to read. Learning a new skill takes time and patience. Having support from someone else can help keep a child’s interest strong while learning to read.
True/ False:
27. Children can read books to the volunteers. -------------
28. Reading volunteers help young students with reading skills. -------------
29. Children along with the volunteers can work in groups or pairs. -------------
30. Learning to read needs little time. -------------
