Volunteer
Join us as a literacy coach, ready to make a positive impact on the lives of local residents. Your role involves offering personalized one-on-one guidance to empower individuals in their quest for improved literacy skills. It’s a rewarding opportunity to create connections and foster growth within our community. We can’t wait to welcome you to our team!
MARC learning coaches make a difference! They meet one-on-one with students, working together to increase literacy skills, aiming for the goals they have set. There is an ongoing need for learning coaches. Click a link below for more information.
Steps for Becoming a Learning Coach:
- Contact MARC Director regarding interest in becoming a learning coach.
- Receive an overview of the program, complete registration form, and sign up for a learning coach training.
- Attend the required training session (4 hours). Training will cover MARC policies and procedures, documentation, lesson planning, available resources, and teaching techniques.
- Pass the Learning Coach Assessment.
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Learning Coach Digital Resources:
• www.abcteach.com Explore teaching materials, free printable worksheets, reading comprehension, SMART Board lessons, and more.
• www.senteacher.org/print/literacy/ Free literacy worksheets and literacy printables for educators and parents of children with special needs.
• www.lauracandler.com Your virtual File Cabinet of free teaching resources! Loads of free printables for teachers, including cooperative learning lessons and active engagement.
• www.k12reader.com/reading-resources Thousands of free, printable reading and writing worksheets to use in the classroom or at home.
• www.readingresource.net Free reading activities for teachers and parents to help with dyslexia, fluency and other reading strategies.
• www.readingrockets.org Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of research based reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children.
• www.readwritethink.org Provides educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
• www.readworks.org ReadWorks is a non-profit organization which gives teachers the research-proven tools and support they need to improve the academic achievement of their students.
• www.mel.org The Michigan eLibrary provides all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, and digital images. Search to find information on virtually any subject, including GED materials.
Questions? All you have to do is drop us a line in the form below.
Flat River Community Library
200 W Judd Street, Greenville, MI 48838
Tuesdays: 10AM – 12PM
Wednesday 12-5:00PM
Thursday: 9-11:30AM
