To listen to children read in a primary school to help improve their reading, their comprehension and their love of reading. This would be done weekly, individually with each child and you would read with a number of children each week.
Key information
- Duration: Ongoing
- Start Date: 28th November 2023
- End Date: 31st August 2025
- Volunteer: Weekly
- Availability: Monday AM, Monday PM, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Friday AM, Friday PM
- Tasks: Listen to children read individually and support them to improve their reading and develop their comprehension skills.
Spend 1-2 hours in school each week during term time and commit for a minimum of 1 year. - Training: The school that you are matched with may provide some brief relevant training if they feel it is necessary.
- Requirements: Willing to travel by public transport or find own way to volunteering location
- Skill And Qualifications Required: We do not ask for any particular skills or qualifications, but Schoolreaders volunteers need to have good written and spoken English and need to enjoy spending time with children aged 5 - 11.
- Interests: Children, Education
- Suitability: Indoor, Long term commitment, Older people, 18 and over
- Activities: Coaching
- Skills: Listening, Talking to others
- Home Based: No
- DBS Check: Yes
Spend 1-2 hours in school each week during term time and commit for a minimum of 1 year.