Creston Schools READS program is in need of volunteers. This is a reading program for first graders. Volunteers read for 30 minutes a week with their student. It helps improve reading skills and allows them to have another caring adult in their lives.
An additional 10 volunteers are needed on Mondays from 2:20 to 2:50 p.m. and five on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 3 p.m.
READS starts the week of Oct. 27. Volunteers need to be a caring adult, have a satisfactory background check and attend a training.
Facts about READS:
• First grade year presents the most optimal time for 6- and 7-year-old students to develop the reading skills needed to become successful readers.
• The primary role of a READS volunteer would be to provide practice time for reading as well as the motivation for their first grade partner to continue along with his or her reading progress.
• Many first grade students may develop a caring relationship with their reading buddy and at the same time may begin to understand what it means to have a caring adult in their lives.
For more information, call Chris Mansour at 782-4382.