Reading Partners is a volunteer-based program that assists students (PreK-6) in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in acquiring reading skills and increasing their enjoyment of literature.
The Need
- If a child has not learned to read by the end of third grade, he or she is at risk for all future academic achievement, for high school graduation, and for successful employment.
- At least 75% of today’s jobs require at least a ninth-grade reading level
Interested in volunteering? Please register on
www.schoolvolunteers.org and once you are placed in a school, you can track your volunteer hours. If you need help signing up, please read our
"how-to-sign-up" guide.
Reading Partners
must complete a background screen so please fill out this
FORM and fax back to PENCIL at 254-6748.
Orientation
To be a Reading Partners volunteer, you must attend an orientation session. You have the option of attending an orientation in our office, or wathcing it online.
Orientation training sessions take place from 11:00 - 12:00 at PENCIL Foundation - 421 Great Circle Rd, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37228. Please contact Ann Johnston to reserve a place! 242-3167 x 232 or
ajohnston@pencilfd.org
ORIENTATION DATES: Reading Partners orientations will take place
every Thursday in January and February beginning Thursday, January 12.
If you choose to watch the training at home or in your office, you may do so at your convenience.
ONLINE READING PARTNERS ORIENTATION
