2026-2027
As of May 2026- Programs some time change over the summer.
1. Stedman Elementary is located at 2940 Dexter Street.
Volunteers will read with Stedman second graders or kindergartners between 9:30 and 10:30. There is also a possibility to read with kinders from 9:30 to 10:00.
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 is likely to be Wednesday mornings. The times are not yet set.
This is the best literacy/reading program in DPS! Well organized, professional! Great kids to work with. -Ron
3. Boston Elementary is located at 1365 Boston Street, Aurora.
The class level and times that the Boston volunteers will read with students is not yet set for the 2026-2027 school year. The day is likely to be Thursday mornings.
“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
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
“The Reading Buddy Program has the potential to change the world one reading buddy pair at a time.”
– Kathy Bruce
“Thanks for all you do for Denver’s children and its retirees. We all benefit from reading together.”
– Sally Ortiz
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.
