Activate Your Community
Volunteers can be a school's greatest untapped resource. The Reading Pals framework provides everything you need to activate engaged volunteers and sustain this vital resource for your community.
Our Framework
Our Proven Approach
We recognize the difficulty teachers face in meeting the wide variety of student needs. Our model supports teachers by providing each student with individualized attention from a caring adult. This allows students to read at their own pace, be challenged in their reading levels, and celebrate weekly progress with their Reading Pals.
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One volunteer. One student. One hour per week.
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Utilizes cognitive development principles
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Simple and effective in helping students achieve measurable progress
What Reading Pals Offers
We provide all the resources you need to establish and sustain one-on-one reading programs in your community.
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Start Up Kit
We provide all of the information, collateral templates, fundraising resources, and more.
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Dedicated Training
Every community implementing Reading Pals start with a site coordinator from that community
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Volunteer Support
Volunteer coordinators will support site coordinators by making sure they have enough volunteers.
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Fundraising Support
Fundraising is an ongoing need and we have lots of templates and techniques to inspire giving.
What Schools Provide
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A Space
An ideal space has a table for check in and materials, tables for students and volunteers to pair up, and a shelf for take-home books.
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A Schedule
Schools decide when is the best times to host Reading Pals sessions on campus. This is usually during the school day or after school.
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A Site Coordinator
This person will supervise Reading Pals sessions and we will provide the training and resources they need to coordinate volunteers.