Reading Rocks starting up again; in need of volunteers

WELLINGTON COUNTY - The Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County’s Reading Rocks program is set to begin again in January.

The free eight-week one-on-one virtual literacy program supports children’s literacy skills in the areas of phonics, fluency and sight words.

Children are matched with a trained tutor who adapts a poster board workstation and literacy program according to the child’s specific needs.

It is funded through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

The program is aimed at children aged six to 12 who have a learning disabilities or are struggling to read.

There are two different program options:

- Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm, beginning Jan. 18; and

-  Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm, beginning Jan.19.

The eight-week programs and run until the week of March 8.

However, no programs will run during the week of Feb. 15 to 18.

Questions?

Questions can be directed to LDAWCRR@gmail.com.

To register visit https://ldawc.ca/reading-rocks.html?mc_cid=ccdb4906e9&mc_eid=81d4411f97.

Volunteers

The program is also in need of volunteers to facilitate the online programs.

For more information visit https://ldawc.ca/volunteer-reading-rocks.html?mc_cid=ccdb4906e9&mc_eid=81d4411f97.