Volunteers Needed To Help Pasadena Kids Learn To Read

Pasadena CA

17 January, 2020

12:18 PM

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PASADENA, CA — A nonprofit literacy organization is looking for volunteers in Pasadena and around Los Angeles to teach kids how to read. Reading Partners recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one help with learning to read for students reading below grade level in Title I elementary schools around L.A. County. "Right now only 20 percent of students locally are reading on grade level, and we need help from our community," Steven Aslin, Senior Volunteer Coordinator for Reading Partners, told Patch. Reading Partners uses an effective, evidence-based program that has helped thousands of children to master fundamental reading skills they need to succeed, Aslin said. This school year, hundreds of Reading Partners volunteers will help more than 800 students each week. Some highlights of the Reading Partners program: 1. No experience is necessary – Reading Partners provide a structured curriculum, with on-going training and support from an on-site Reading Partners staff member. 2. Tutors work with the same student each week, building a lasting relationship with their student and a real understanding of their academic needs. 3. Reading Partners is currently located in 15 schools across L.A. Tutors are able to choose a convenient location that works best for them. 4. Tutors commit to at least one consistent hour per week (one hour is equal to one session). Sessions take place all day Monday through Thursday. The list of participating schools in L.A. are below: South Bay: Roosevelt Elementary School, 3533 Marine Ave.Lawndale, CA 90260William Green Elementary School, 4520 W. 168th St.Lawndale, CA 90260West L.A./Mid-City: Carthay Center Elementary School, 6351 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048Crescent Heights Boulevard Elementary, 1661 S Crescent Heights Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035Saturn Street Elementary School, 5360 Saturn St., Los Angeles, CA 90019Shenandoah Street Elementary School, 2450 S. Shenandoah St., Los Angeles, CA 90034Wilshire Crest Elementary School, 5241 W Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036San Gabriel Valley: Henry W. Longfellow Elementary School, 1065 E Washington Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91104Jackson Elementary School, 593 W. Woodbury Rd., Altadena, CA 91001Jefferson Elementary School, 1500 E. Villa St., Pasadena, CA 91106Madison Elementary School, 515 Ashtabula St., Pasadena, California 91104McKinley School, 325 S Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101Roosevelt Elementary, 315 N. Pasadena Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103Washington Accelerated Elementary School, 1520 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103 For more information or to volunteer, visit the Reading Partners website.