About R.E.A.D.
The R.E.A.D. Program (Reading Enjoyment and Development) offers free one-on-one help with volunteers to children who are having difficulty with reading by:
R.E.A.D. sessions are tailored to the interests and abilities of individual children.
The program is not designed to duplicate what happens in school but rather to create a more positive attitude toward reading.
Volunteers who work with the children are trained to encourage and motivate children through the use of games, crafts and activities that are literacy-based.
Who?:
Children who are in Grade 1 to Grade 7 who are having difficulty reading.
When?:
One hour each week after school or on Saturdays between October and April.
Where?:
For more information:
Contact the Library's Literacy Facilitators:
Frances Cutt 519-521-5921.
Katelyn Garnaitis 519-520-8774.
To volunteer:
Find information in the volunteer section of our website.