Washington Reading Corps (WRC) at ESD 112
How to Contact Us:
Phone: (360) 750-7500 ext. 217
Fax: (360) 750-9142
Email: wrc.recruitment@esd112.org
Call today to become a WRC community volunteer or to bring WRC to your school!
What is Washington Reading Corps?
Washington Reading Corps is a statewide initiative that helps K-6 students improve their reading abilities through research-based tutoring and effective collaborations among schools, families, community members, National Service Programs, businesses, and state partners. Here's what the southwest Washington branch accomplished last year:
Tutoring
- 8 elementary schools from Vancouver, Stevenson, Carson, Kelso, Toutle, Klickitat, and Wishram participate in the WRC of SW WA program.
- 5 early learning programs from Vancouver, Stevenson, Carson, and Klickitat participate in WRC’s Early Learning Pilot Program of SW WA.
- Over 900 students received over 15,000 hours of reading tutoring.
Volunteers
Over 1,400 volunteers were recruited by the WRC program for a wide variety of projects. These volunteers served 8,000 hours in the community. This includes:
- 268 community tutors who spent 3,676 hours with kids
- 356 peer and cross age tutors who spent 2,781 hours with kids
Family Literacy Events
We had 60 evening literacy events for students and families, with themes such as book exchanges, Dr Seuss' birthday, and more. 96% of families attending reported them to be valuable.
In one year, you will become a fixture in at least a few hundred kids' lives. Children who don't have much support or structure at home will come to school, expecting to see you and looking forward to your presence.
-WRC member 2005-2006
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AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps plays an important role supporting the literacy programs of partner schools. Full-time AmeriCorps VISTA members focus on school-wide literacy efforts such as after-school programs and managing volunteers. AmeriCorps USA members provide tutoring to young readers.
Educational Service District 112 has been the WRC sponsoring agency throughout Southwest Washington since 1998. ESD 112 partners with local, state and national programs to improve literacy education for struggling readers.
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What you may be doing as a K-6 WRC member:
- Tutor students one-on-one or in small groups with K-6 students in a school setting
- Promote family literacy
- Engage students in cross-age and peer tutoring
- “Host” community volunteers serving as reading tutors
- Develop community partnerships to sustain reading activities
- Develop and implement service-learning projects with youth
- Organize and participate in community service projects
What you may be doing as an Early Learning WRC member:
- Work with children in a child care setting conducting activities that lead to preparing a child for kindergarten or 1st grade – either through service at a school or in collaboration with child care providers and other professionals at a program site
- One-on-one and small group project facilitation
- Promote family literacy
- Work with child care providers and other professionals in early learning to create sustainable projects and augment existing programs and/or procedures
- Seek and/or create resources to share with teachers, child care providers, and/or families
- Create community partnerships to sustain reading activities
- Develop and implement service-learning projects with youth