Frequently Asked Questions

30 minutes a week. We ask that volunteers commit to meeting with their student weekly for roughly 30 minutes throughout the entire school year. Our goal is to create a relationship between the student and volunteer. We realize that time will be taken off for vacations and illnesses.

Absolutely! Many volunteers love the experience and they choose to read with two or more students. Each student is read with independently.

The teacher will provide appropriate reading materials for the student. This may include a passage, word game, whiteboard, flashcards or a book.

YES! Your help would be greatly appreciated with inputting data, greeting new volunteers or compiling our newsletter. If you are interested, please contact us to find out more!

ROW is currently involved in four elementary schools for the school year of 2025-26. You can read about the schools we currently volunteer with here.

You will be provided list of available students, their teacher's name, grade level and available days and times of the week that student can be read with. You then get to choose what works best with your schedule. The day and time of the week that you choose, then becomes your scheduled weekly time to read with your student.

A representative of ROW will meet you at the school before your first ROW session to show you around the school and orient you to the program.