Reading Partners Seattle Seeks To Inspire ‘Resolutions For Reading’ During National Mentoring Month
January 4, 2018
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Cassy Charyn,
Interim Executive Director, Reading Partners Seattle
(206) 335-6699 | cassy.charyn@readingpartners.
READING PARTNERS SEATTLE SEEKS TO INSPIRE ‘RESOLUTIONS FOR READING’ DURING NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH
52 students are ready to be matched with volunteer tutors
Seattle, WA — January 4, 2018
“As a mentor to a Reading Partners student, I want to have the same impact that my mentor had on me. My top priority is to build our students up into confident learners and to push them to their fullest potential.” – A Reading Partners volunteer tutor
Each year, National Mentoring Month celebrates the power of mentoring relationships and calls for more people to play a supportive role in the lives of children. This January, Reading Partners is sharing stories of mentorship from community volunteers, AmeriCorps members, and staff. The campaign is designed to inspire others to make Resolutions for Reading in the new year by providing students in under-resourced schools with the tutoring and mentorship they need to become proficient readers by the fourth grade.
A proven, national nonprofit that mobilizes community volunteers to work one-on-one with struggling readers, Reading Partners is determined to serve 200 students in Seattle in the 2017-18 school year. Currently, there are over 50 students at four local elementary schools waiting to be matched with tutors. Now is the time for our community to make Resolutions for Reading to ensure that our students have the reading skills and confidence they need to be successful in school and in life.
“Volunteer reading partners are at the heart of all we do,” commented Reading Partners Seattle Community Engagement & Program Manager, Alexis Acciani. “Not only do volunteers provide quality literacy instruction, but they serve as role models for our students, building trustworthy and consistent, impactful relationships. They help expand opportunities for the students we serve and instill a love of learning in a supportive and empathetic environment.”
Reading Partners volunteers utilize an easy-to-follow, individualized lesson plan each week in order to meet students at their level and help them make the critical transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
Reading Partners Seattle has an immediate need for volunteer tutors who can commit at least an hour a week to work with students in the following schools:
Seattle Public Schools/Highline Public Schools
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Beverly Park Elementary: 1201 S 104th St, Seattle, WA 98168
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Highland Park Elementary: 1012 SW Trenton St, Seattle, WA 98106
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Madrona Elementary: 1121 33rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
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Sanislo Elementary: 1812 SW Myrtle St, Seattle, WA 98106
To learn more about volunteering with Reading Partners, please email volunteersea@readingpartners.
About Reading Partners
Reading Partners empowers students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit organization has provided proven, individualized literacy tutoring to nearly 45,000 elementary school students in under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visitstaging.readingpartners.org to learn more about our program impact, or connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Recently, Reading Partners was recognized as a Best Practice Honoree during the 2017 Library of Congress Literacy Awards. The 2017 awards program honored 15 organizations for outstanding work in the field of literacy and implementation of best practices in literacy promotion.
Reading Partners volunteer tutors work with their students (photo credits: Reading Partners)