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The VoorleesExpress Wageningen supports children who can use extra support in their language development. Volunteers read for 1 hour a week in the family for 20 weeks and do other language activities ...
Reader
Contact person
Scan me or visit www.volunteer.deedmob.com/o/VoorleesExpress-Wageningen/opportunities/Voorlezer/73511 to join
Summary
Reading aloud and bringing language enjoyment to a family with children (2-8 years) in a poor language environment.Detailed description
As a reader, you read aloud every week to children between the ages of 3 and 9 who need extra support for their language development. You come to the family's home 20 times, at a fixed time during the week. You will be guided by a coordinator and you will receive 'interactive reading' training from the Wageningen Library. The VoorleesExpress is a special and educational experience for both families and readers.
What are you going to do?
As a reader, you slowly let parents and children get used to interactive reading, books and stories and show how much fun reading is. You can also do additional activities such as singing songs and language games to stimulate language development. You can also visit the library with the family. Together with the family, you look at how reading aloud best fits into their home situation and you give the parent(s) tools to take over themselves.
Due to the corona measures, we haven't been to people's homes for a while. We will start again in September!
What should you be able to do?
-Enjoy dealing with children
-Have an affinity with children's books and reading aloud
-Be able to speak Dutch well
-Flexible and problem solving, patient
-Be easily accessible
-Be able to empathize with families from different backgrounds
-Punctual, keeping to agreements
-Over 18 years old
If you start working for us, we will apply for a Certificate of Good Conduct for you
What do we offer?
-A nice volunteer position with families of different origins
-A training from the Library's Education Specialist and access to the E-learning tool of the Nationale VoorleesExpress
-Exchange of experiences with other volunteers
-Guidance by a volunteer coordinator
-One year's free subscription to the Wageningen Library
What makes it worth it?
It's great fun to see how children are making progress!
Working time
The average commitment is 2 hours per week. The volunteer work consists of an hour of reading and some preparatory work. You should then think about selecting and borrowing books from the library. There is also e-learning that supports you and gives you tips on increasing parental involvement
