Where and when our volunteers will be reading 2026-2027
1. Stedman Elementary is located at 2940 Dexter Street.
Last year, volunteers read with Stedman second graders or kindergartners on Friday between 9:30 and 10:30. We are waiting to have this day and time confirmed for 2026-2027. There may also a possibility to read with kinders on Fridays from 9:30 to 10:00. The Stedman administration should have their schedules confirmed shortly after Labor Day.
“Just wanting to share this note of thanks to you for your welcoming spirit during my first year of volunteer service. I admire the timely messaging, organization and overall warmth that you showed me (and show to the students) week in and week out.” -Bernie
2. William (Bill) Roberts K-8 School is located at the Southwest corner of the Central Park and Montview. Its address is 2100 N. Akron Way.
Volunteers read with two sixth grade students in one or two of three possible forty-five-minute sessions. The day will be Wednesday mornings. The times will be Core 1: 10:30 to 11:15. Core 2: 11:20 to 12:05 and Core 3: 2:30 to 3:15.
“This is the best literacy/reading program in DPS! Well organized, professional! Great kids to work with.” -Ron
3. Boston P8 is located at 1365 Boston Street, Aurora. It is an Aurora Public School.
Our goal is read with forty 4th graders in two classrooms. Tentatively, we will work with one 4th grade class Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 10:40 and one class in Thursday afternoon from 2:35 to 3:15. We will start the morning class in early to mid-September. When we have enough volunteers, we will start the afternoon class.
“Anthony was very engaged. He wanted to try sounding out words. We ran over time and he said, “We were immersed in a book.” -Alan
4. Hallett Academy, located at 2950 Jasmine St. 80207, will be our fourth school this year. We will be working with second graders on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 to 2:45. This will be our first year at Hallett.
THANK YOU NOTES FROM OUR STUDENTS
LOVE NOTES FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS
“I have now experienced what teachers hope for and become teachers for. These two boys have become readers”
– Patrick Caldwell
“I want to celebrate you and what you create through PiL: You create community. You support relationships centered in rich meaningful literature. You are successful because: you meet everyone (adults as well as students) right where they are. You coach, council, problem solve, celebrate, schlep, negotiate, network, envision, lead and inspire…
-Katie Russel
“I have been a reading volunteer for eight years. While most of the years I’ve read with a child in the elementary grades, I’ve also read with middle schoolers for three years. There are many reasons why I love reading with these students. It’s such a unique opportunity to get to know a group of kids through reading. Because there are only a few of us, were able to have rich, deep discussion about our books and our discussions often lead to situations in the real world.”
– Shere Dayney
“Thanks for all you do for Denver’s children and its retirees. We all benefit from reading together.”
– Sally Ortiz
“The Reading Buddy Program has the potential to change the world one reading buddy pair at a time.”
– Kathy Bruce
Past Reading Volunteer Programs
St. Elizabeth’s School, March 2022 to 2026. Partners in Literacy coordinated reading volunteer pairs in second and third grade.
The Odyssey School, 2011-2019. Partners in Literacy maintained over 130 volunteer-student book groups in grades K-8 per year.
Roots Elementary School, 2016-2019. Partners in Literacy maintained book groups in grades k-4th grade.
Pioneer Middle School, 2015-2016. Partners in Literacy blanketed two 8th grade classes with reading volunteers.
Wyatt Academy Middle School, 2016-2017: Partners in Literacy Reading Volunteers shared reading with two classes of sixth grade students. We were strongly committed to continue at Wyatt in the next year. Scheduling difficulties made our continuation impossible.
Venture Prep Middle School, 2011-2015: We accompanied 35 Venture Prep students on their reading path from 6th grade to 8th grade graduation. As seventh graders, fifty percent were at third grade reading level or lower. Two students could name an on-level favorite book. At graduation, the median reading level for all students was at a 8th grade level with one outlier. They had read over 200 good books with their volunteers . Their principal said that they were the class the most prepared for high school of any class he had ever seen.
