Read to children!
Doorstep Library Network runs Doorstep Libraries on five estates in Hammersmith & Fulham. Each Doorstep Library has a team of Home Reading Volunteers who pay weekly visits to families. Volunteers read stories to the youngest children, help budding readers to practice their reading, and read and discuss books with older ones (up to 11). They bring a selection of books for each child to borrow for the week. Home Reading Volunteers seek to involve parents in the reading sessions to encourage them to take a more active role in their children’s education. In addition, volunteers befriend parents who often feel isolated and in need of additional support. Volunteers regularly pass on information about local activities and services which can support them in their parenting.Volunteers work in pairs. They visit the same 6 to 8 families each week. Arriving to the project’s base at 3.45pm, they select books for each of the children they visit. After the visits, all the volunteers return to base to put away books and complete record sheets which ensure continuity and enable an evaluation of the project’s impact. Please contact: enquiries@doorsteplibrary.org.uk or 020 8870 1476Watch our short video on volunteering at www.doorsteplibrary.org.uk
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