Today I was with one of the two groups I volunteer with. This particular group, United Voices of Literacy, has been hosting events at a local library during the summer months. I was the guest reader on the July 30th line-up.
My audience ranged in age from about one year old to ten years old. If you think it's tough keeping an audience that diverse engaged...it is! Thankfully I pulled it off and can say that a good time was had by all!
The other group that I volunteer with is Reading to Kids. Although the audience with this group also ranges in age from five to eleven, I only have ONE specific age per session...so that helps. If I am assigned to kindergartners, then that's all I have in my group. If I am assigned to fourth grade, then that's all that I have in my group, etc. So yeah...that makes things a wee bit easier.
As much as I love volunteering with these two groups, my ultimate goal is to one day have a literacy organization of my own. I already know how I want it to look and operate, I just need to figure out the FUNDING and how to get it up and running. It will happen though...THIS I believe.
When my children were little I always read to them. They're all adults now but my love for reading to children and instilling in them a desire to read continues. It always will.
Enough about me...Let the DIALOGUE begin: How did YOU spend YOUR Saturday morning?
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Til next time...
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