September 28th, 2015

Looking for a short, meaningful, volunteer opportunity here at Northlake Woods P.S?    Become a Strong Start Coach! 

Strong Start’s Letters, Sounds and Words is “a reading skills program designed to be implemented by volunteers who do not need to have related experience” (Strongstart.ca).  Trained Coaches work one on one with students in Senior Kindergarten and Grade One for a period of  ten weeks.  The programme uses short games and fun activities to provide repetition to help children recognize letters and their corresponding sounds.  Coaches work with each child for thirty minutes per week, following detailed activities using materials provided. After training, it’s a one hour per week, for a ~ten week period, commitment that really makes a difference.

Thanks to the dedication of our Coaches, Northlake Woods has been able to provide the Letters, Sounds, and Words program to several of our students each year.  We need more coaches and we’d like you to join us!

Training for coaches is provided by Strong Start, with sessions beginning September 18 and running through November.  Coaches must attend two short (two hours) training sessions before volunteering at their schools.  For more information and to sign up for training, please visit Strongstart.ca  or e-mail tavia_weber@wrdsb.on.ca  for more information on volunteering at NLW.

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