PEI Volunteers
for Literacy
(formerly Project L.O.V.E. in PEI)
Prince Edward Island, Canada
PEI Volunteers for Literacy promote literacy as a positive and important
lifetime habit. We act as reading helpers, mostly in elementary schools,
although we work in intermediate schools too.
PEI Volunteers for Literacy use a broad definition of literacy when
we come into the schools to read. We help students understand the past
and help them move into the future. By working in schools, we show our
commitment and belief that “it takes a village to raise a reader”.
PEI Volunteers for Literacy and teachers work in partnership, deciding
together which activities the volunteer feels competent doing and where
the students need help. Schedules for the activities are arranged cooperatively,
since the PEI Volunteers for Literacy program is flexible and fits into
any school.
PEI Volunteers for Literacy visit the school at least once a week, and
are a very special part of the education team at the school. Sometimes
we are invited to attend special events or join the students on a class
outing.
PEI Volunteers for Literacy are caring, wise and useful elders, not
only in the school setting, but in the community as a whole. By sharing
our love of reading and showing an enthusiasm for life, we act as role
models for children, and inspire them to enjoy both the written and the
spoken word.
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