Want to Be a Reading Mentor? It's as Easy as A-B-C!

Ask how you can get involved with Lead 2 Read! If you are willing to spend 30 minutes to an hour each week serving as a reading mentor to a Henderson elementary school student, we need you in our program. Students are eager for you to read with them and help them achieve their reading goals. After all, reading is the building block of learning! Contact us at hendersonlead2read@gmail.com.

Be present for an informational training session and complete a simple background check form (required of all volunteers within Henderson County Schools). The informal training sessions last approximately one hour and are scheduled at various times that are convenient for our reading mentors. We will share volunteer guidelines; review the Lead 2 Read process for participating schools; and answer any questions or concerns you have about mentoring. Sessions are designed to make working with Lead 2 Read an effective, rewarding process for everyone involved.

Commit to reading with a local student each week! Once you complete training and a background check, you will be matched with a local student to begin your reading adventures. We hope that you will meet  weekly throughout the school year and cheer your student on as he or she works to read at grade level -- and beyond! It truly is as simple as sharing books and encouragement along the way. Join Lead 2 Read, and you'll be A real hero Because you Cared!