Share your love of reading with students, and make reading a meaningful part of their lives!
In Reading Classroom Coaching, volunteers become Coaches, leading 2 to 3 students in discussions on high-interest stories, plays, poems, and other texts. Coaches promote a love of reading while helping students study vocabulary, improve fluency, and work on comprehension.
Volunteer and student groups stick together throughout the school year, meeting for 45 minutes each week. Much like any athletic team, improving an individual player’s skills is just one goal. Teams also learn how to work together, communicate with people of different backgrounds, and form personal relationships.
Reading Classroom Coaches share their joy of reading with students.
Each group will meet in a regularly scheduled class with a teacher there for support. Coaches are given curriculum and training before they enter the classroom, as well as ongoing support throughout the year. For more details about the Classroom Coaching structure, click here.
Reading Classroom Coaching is offered in:
| 2nd Grade | 6th Grade |
| Reading (English) | Reading (English) |
| Compañeros en Lectura (Spanish) | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is Compañeros en Lectura different from Reading Classroom Coaching?
What level of Spanish is necessary to participate in Compañeros en Lectura?
How do I know if I am making a difference?
What volunteer training is offered?
At which schools can I volunteer?
How can I sign up to become a Reading Classroom Coach?
How is Compañeros en Lectura different from Reading Classroom Coaching?
The only difference is that Reading Classroom Coaching uses English language materials in English classrooms and Compañeros en Lectura uses Spanish language materials in bilingual classrooms. The programs operate similarly in all other regards.
Fluent Spanish-speaking volunteers are in high need for the Compañeros en Lectura program. Take a look at this promotion for Compañeros en Lectura!
What level of Spanish is needed for volunteers to participate?
Compañeros en Lectura volunteers need to have at least an intermediate level of Spanish so that they can meaningfully converse and discuss vocabulary and comprehension.
How do I know I am making a difference?
The joy on your students' faces when you walk in the room each week is the most obvious sign that your visit is meaningful and valued. Teachers report that their students regularly ask with great anticipation: "Is this the day my Reading Coach is coming?"
Survey responses show that 100% of teachers feel Reading Classroom Coaching/Compañeros en Lectura has a positive impact on their students.
Quantitative measures provide further evidence of the positive impact volunteers have on students' reading abilities. Evaluation shows that show that 7% more Reading Classroom Coaching students were reading on grade level compared to demographically similar students. Program Successes
Survey responses show that 100% of teachers feel Reading Classroom Coaching/Compañeros en Lectura has a positive impact on their students.
Quantitative measures provide further evidence of the positive impact volunteers have on students' reading abilities. Evaluation shows that show that 7% more Reading Classroom Coaching students were reading on grade level compared to demographically similar students. Program Successes
What volunteer training is offered?
Reading Coaches attend an initial two hour training session where they learn techniques for facilitating vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension development and how to use the materials on a weekly basis. Second grade Coaches recieve additional training in modeling fluent reading and supporting critical thinking, whereas sixth grade Coaches learn how to motivate and build effective relationships with middle school students.
Trainings throughout the school year address more specific topics of volunteer interest.
Trainings throughout the school year address more specific topics of volunteer interest.
At which schools can I volunteer?
We are serving the following schools in the 2010-11 school year:
2nd Grade:
Allison Elementary (South East)
Blanton Elementary (East)
Brooke Elementary (East Central)
Dawson Elementary (South Central)
Oak Springs Elementary (East)
Odom Elementary (South)
Pecan Springs Elementary (East)
St. Elmo Elementary (South)
Sanchez Elementary (East Central)
Wooldridge Elementary (North)
Wooten Elementary (North)
6th Grade Reading:
Webb Middle School (IH35 & 183)
Andrews Elementary (North East)
Click the volunteer button below to register for the 2010-11 school year!
Program Contacts:
6th Grade
Jannette Cotrino-McLaughlin
Program Manager
512.637.0987
2nd Grade
Victoria Bautista-Odum
Program Coordinator
512.637.2150
Irene Morales
Program Coordinator
512.637.2152
