Where and when our volunteers will be reading 2026-2027
1. Stedman Elementary is located at 2940 Dexter Street.
Like last year, we are reading with kindergartners and second graders between 9:30 and 10:30 on Fridays.
Volunteers read with one designated second grader for an hour September through May. Volunteers are encouraged to get to their session ten minutes early so they have time to pick up their student’s bag of books. The backbone of each session is to share reading, the volunteer reading a page followed by the student reading a page. Volunteers document their sessions electronically. This program is full.
In kindergarten we read with students from three different classes. Volunteers read to/with two different kindergartners sequentially. The first child is their designated buddy. In order for each child to get a chance to be read to/with, the second child will be a child who does not have a designated buddy.
“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.
We read with two different 4th grade classes at Boston P8, a morning class 10:00 to 10:40 and an afternoon class 2:35 to 3:15. Both classes are on Thursday.
“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.
