Bring your favourite book and join us!

Reading is a fundamental skill that students must have to navigate their school experience and their later lives. Our public schools should be able to teach students to read (http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-terms-reference).  Yet, anecdotally, we know that a large number of student with Down syndrome are leaving the school system without the ability to read.  The Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton wants to change that.

As a part of a larger literacy programming plan, DSAH will begin to implement some immediate, informal  activities.  The first of these will be a volunteer run reading club.  The DSAH Reading Club is a drop-in, come-when-you-can, for as long as you can program to read with volunteer buddies.  The purpose is to engage readers to read with peers their age, top make the activity a fun one.

The drop-in reading program will take place EVERY Tuesday.  Two sessions will be run according to the schedule below:

Group 1: Grades JK to Grade 6 will run from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Group 2: Grades 7 and up, including adults, will run from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Some requirements and notes:

  • Parents must stay in the office while the program is on-going.
  • Sign ups are not required.
  • Siblings can volunteer to be reading buddies but to other kids preferably not with their sibling
  • You can bring your own books -note that DSAH has some books as well
  • Cancellations due to weather or volunteers shortage will be announced via email no later than 3pm -each Tuesday.

 For more details, questions or to volunteer as a Reading Buddy, please email Sarah Colantino, DSAH Office Coordinator, at contactus@dsah.ca.


Hope to see you there!

The DSAH Team