Stacey Lane, administrator of Page Ahead, the largest children's literacy program in Washington State, is seeking volunteers to read with kids for this coming school year, 2015–16. They are looking for volunteers in Western and Eastern Washington to read with preschool and kindergarten classes for the upcoming 2015–16 school year. Please help spread the... Continue Reading →
Become a Reading Partner
Reading Partners is a national literacy nonprofit that teams up with elementary schools in under-served communities to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to struggling elementary student readers. They exist to help these students catch up and master the reading skills necessary to succeed in school. With the supplemental one-on-one instruction that volunteers provide, students typically end the year... Continue Reading →
Authors needed for literacy classes
Here's a fun summer opportunity that could make a difference in a kid's reading life! The Discovery Club, an intensive summer literacy program for low-income students entering first and second grade, is looking for local authors to make a one-time class visit. The program targets a school where two-thirds of students their age test well... Continue Reading →
Authors/illustrators wanted for a great cause
First Book, a local nonprofit literacy organization based in Seattle, does work that's very close to our collective hearts. Their aim is to get books into the hands of poverty-level elementary school students. First Book's Julie Riley has put out a call for local children's book authors and illustrators to attend a special... Continue Reading →
Come See a Play About Youth Literacy (and support Meg Lippert)
WORDS FLY: A play about youth literacy developed by Amy Rider King and Meg LippertWhen: Friday, November 18 at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 19 at 2 p.m. Where: Seattle Central Library, Meeting Room 2, 4th floor 1000 Fourth Ave. Seattle, WA 98104 206-386-4636Parking: There is a parking garage under the libraryWORDS FLY is the culmination... Continue Reading →