Read Together Mentoring Program

Read Together matches children ages 3-8 with volunteers who read to them one to one in a library. By working with children who are at risk for reading failure we hope to interrupt the intergenerational cycle of illiteracy and increase the number of children who grow up literate.

Description

• Type:

  One-to-One

• Ages Served:

  8 to 10

• Youth Served:

• Where Matches Meet:

  Other

Volunteer Requirements

• Minimum commitment length:

• Mentor Description:

  Duties involve reading to a child once a week for 45-60 minutes (depending on the age of the child) in the Children's Room at one of fifteen branches of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and four county libraries. Volunteers are NOT teaching reading but rather sharing their love of reading with a preschool or school-aged child. A commitment of six months is required. Volunteers attend a 2-hour orientation that includes why reading aloud is important tips on how to select books handle distractions conduct other literacy-related activities

• Accepting Male Volunteers:

  Yes

• Accepting Female Volunteers:

  Yes

Location

• City, State, Zip:

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206

• Other Zip Codes:

  15203, 15208, 15217, 15220, 15221

Learn More

• Website:

  www.beginningwithbooks.org

• Contact Person:

  Gloria Townsend

   

  Coordinator

• Phone Number:

  412-361-8560