ONE-ON-ONE
A Children's Literacy Program
A Children's Literacy Program
The Community Affairs Committee of the Canadian Federation of University Women works collaboratively with the One To One Literacy Society in Vancouver to fund and support a children's literacy program in which trained volunteers tutor in a school setting. The program strives to provide a supportive environment for learning which builds each child's self-confidence and literacy skills, enabling him or her to become an independent, competent learner. At present, H.T. Thrift Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary and Peace Arch Elementary are the schools in which we are involved.
Our group provides the volunteers, books, learning supplies, and organization in collaboration with the learning support teams in the schools. Eight volunteers are required for each school, and as many spares as can be recruited. The volunteers will attend once weekly for a half day, Monday to Thursday on a set schedule. We begin our schedule early in October. This project meets the goals of our organization locally and nationally.
To volunteer for this project, you need not be a teacher, but a caring individual dedicated to the importance of good literacy skills in young children, and who enjoys working and being with children. Mainly, the time will be spent either listening to children read, or reading to them.
There is a training program in the Fall. Each volunteer is provided with a training manual and some strategies to help the children. This program has been well accepted by the students and the teachers as an integral part of the literacy programs in their schools.
