Are you a Reader enthusiast and looking to empower other members of the community? Sign up to become a Reading Buddy Volunteer and mentor!
What: Muslim Youth For Positive Impact (MYPI) is excited to have a third round of Reading Buddies Program. We are looking for volunteers to become Reading Buddies (ages 15+). The volunteers will be paired with Elementary Aged students in grades k-5.
Why: The purpose of this partnership is to connect Afghan refugee students who recently arrived in the United States with more exposure to the English language through conversation and read-alouds. This program is an opportunity for you as a youth to develop your leadership skills, reading skills, and cultural awareness and appreciation. Additionally, this program will allow you as a volunteer to integrate your volunteering skills and develop a love for community engagement.
How: Once you sign up you will be paired with a local student of the same gender and your preferred age group to read to them once or twice per week for a 30 minutes session. During the session you are expected to engage in a brief exchange of greeting, and check in, then introduce the book, topic you are reading. You will then engage in at least 20 minutes reading session and possibly engage the student/mentee with a conversation about what you had read to them. (keep it fun and light. This is not an assessment but rather an opportunity for your mentee to develop language skills and confidence in expressing themselves in English).
Where: These reading buddy sessions will take place remotely on Zoom. (Once you are matched with a student, you will receive their contact info to schedule the sessions and begin the program).
When: We are asking that you select your most preferred day and time to read with your buddy. You can select more than one day and time and you can have more than one mentee/student to read with if you choose to. The program will run Monday through Thursday between 5:00-5:30 PM and 5:30-6:00 PM for a 30 minutes session. More details in the questions below!
INDEED our COMMUNITY Needs YOU!
Be Part Of The Impact!
If you have any questions, please email: zainab@mypi.org
