Growing Readers Program

The Mora Public Library is continuing our reading mentorship program! We will pair readers in 1st-5th grade with a volunteer mentor to practice reading once a week for 8 weeks. Each 45 minute session includes time for reading, games, and activities designed to build literacy skills.

To participate in the program, students must:

• Be in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
• Read  below grade level.
• Be able to meet with their volunteer mentor at the library every week on the same day and time. (To respect the time of our volunteer mentors, please do not sign up if you know you will miss more than 2 sessions. Families should wait for a future season when they can commit to weekly attendance if they know they have scheduling conflicts so their students can get the maximum benefit from the program.)

Growing Readers sessions are fun learning experiences where students have a safe place to practice their skills and build a relationship with a caring mentor.

During Growing Readers sessions, volunteer Mentors and Students will:

• Take turns reading aloud to each other.
• Discuss, draw, and write about what they are reading.
• Play literacy games to practice sight words, sounds, and spelling.  

Growing Readers is not:

• Help with homework assignments.
• Formal evaluation, diagnosis, or intervention for reading issues or disabilities. 
• A replacement for school or other additional supports students are receiving.