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Family Literacy-A Neighborhood Approach
Federal Work Study How to be a Volunteer Reader at one of 10 AVID Readers Locations Year 2000 Goals Met: One-to-one Reading with 509 Children 3,200 Books Given to Children and Families |
To promote a lifelong love of reading in the children of Tulsa by recruiting adult and youth volunteers to read books for one hour a week one-to-one with children in local child care centers.
· Monthly stipend of approximately $600 · Health insurance · Up to $300 in child care · Either an end-of-year education award of $4,725 or additional cash stipend of $1,200 AVID VISTA PositionsAmeriCorps*VISTA members with AVID coordinate adult and youth volunteers at area child care centers for approximately 20 hours a week. Ongoing duties include serving as a liaison between center staff and volunteers; working with teachers to select children for the program; recruiting, screening, training and supervising volunteers; ordering books and maintaining AVID’s on-site collection of books; creating volunteer retention activities, and maintaining a database of volunteers. Additional duties include working closely with the centers to make regular adjustments to strengthen the program.Make a difference in a child’s life today. Become an AVID VISTA Member! TO APPLYSend a resume and cover letter to:AVID Readers Program Director FAX: 918-583-2843 avidreaders@csctulsa.org "To lay the foundation for reading successfully and to develop strong language skills, children need to be read to beginning at birth." (National Research Council's Report on Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children, 1998)
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