Help Book Village NPC with 100 volunteers for assisting children in learning to read on our app.
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Children & Youth
sub-category
Teaching & Tutoring
duration
1-4 hours
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Help Book Village NPC with 100 volunteers for assisting children in learning to read on our app.
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81% South African children cannot read for meaning by the end of Grade 4. Children need individual support and the human connection to learn to read, and in low-income schools in South Africa they do not receive this due to terrible overcrowding. Often there are over 60 children in a class and only one teacher. We are trying to help end this reading crisis. We've developed an online tutoring platform that enables children to learn to read by connecting them to volunteer tutors and a levelled reading series by Oxford University Press. This is where you come in. If you can read, you can help -You're required to attend a 1 hour training session to learn how to use the app and how to assist the learners. -Complete a volunteer contract and provide a form of ID as part of our standard safety and screening procedures. - Reading sessions are a maximum of 30 minutes. -Think of it as an ubering system - you login to the app, you see learners waiting in the lobby, click on pair with a learner, and you are then connected to a child for a one-on-one session. -You'll support them either through an assessment where you will mark if they get the words right or wrong, or a book session where you will listen to them read, assist where needed and ask questions throughout to encourage comprehension and thinking skills. - Participate during school hours from 8am - 2pm (SAST) with children in Grades 1-3. We encourage all tutors to do at least one session a week - in just 10 sessions learners can make measurable progress in their reading abilities. Our app is web based, all you need is a device and stable internet and then you can help a child learn to read from anywhere in the world! We would love to have you as part of our awesome volunteer community. Come help us make a difference and change lives!
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