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Join us Thursday, April 2, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the University of Charleston for our annual fundraiser.

This year, we're celebrating Read Aloud West Virginia's 40th anniversary!

Keeping books in their hands and on their minds since 1986.

Read Aloud West Virginia motivates children to read for fun.

We involve families, schools, businesses, health care professionals, civic groups, and all of society to motivate children to WANT to read.

Interested in becoming a volunteer reader?

Our volunteers reach students and families all over the state by reading in elementary classrooms, coordinating events for education and outreach, preparing books to be distributed to kids, and so much more! Join the movement for a more literate WV and volunteer today! Follow the prompts below to get started reading in a classroom or visit the "Our Counties" tab to get involved with your local chapter.

Is your county signed up for Read Aloud?

Currently, Read Aloud WV is active in 30 of 55 counties.

Click the button below to find your county’s Chapter President and which of your local schools are enrolled with us.

Volunteer Readers

Our trained volunteer readers serve as a commercial for reading and send a powerful message that reading is an enjoyable lifetime activity.

Book Distribution

We provide students with books through a variety of programs because access to books is essential to raising a generation of readers.

Reader-Friendly Classrooms

We help teachers create text-rich, reader friendly schools through free events, resources, book distributions, and volunteer readers.

Community Engagement

We educate on the importance of reading to children from infancy into adolescence, the value of a print-rich environment, and more!

Give the love of reading to a child in your community.

Fairplain Elementary — Jackson County

Gerrardstown Elementary — Berkeley County

Valley PK-8 — Fayette County

Keep in ToucH

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October 28 - November 03

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Berkeley County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
October 30, 2018-October 31, 2018
88 School House Drive, Hedgesville, WV 25427
A one-time orientation to review the Read Aloud mission, discuss literacy issues and to go over do’s and don’t in the classroom setting.

If attending, please register with our state office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org
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Berkeley County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
October 31, 2018-October 31, 2018
88 School House Drive, Hedgesville, WV 25427
A one-time orientation to review the Read Aloud mission, discuss literacy issues and to go over do’s and don’t in the classroom setting.

If attending, please register with our state office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org
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Kanawha County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
November 1, 2018
2001 Union Carbide Drive South Charleston, WV 25303
Room 105. One-time orientation for new volunteers to review the Read Aloud West Virginia mission, learn about literacy issues, hear suggestions for do’s and don’ts in the classroom.
If attending, please register with our state office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org
Berkeley County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
November 1, 2018
88 School House Drive, Hedgesville, WV 25427
A one-time orientation to review the Read Aloud mission, discuss literacy issues and to go over do’s and don’t in the classroom setting.

If attending, please register with our state office at 304-345-5212 or mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org
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