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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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November 04 - November 10

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Marion County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
6:00 pm-7:30 pm
November 5, 2018
430 Morgantown Avenue, Fairmont, WV
This is a one-time orientation for new volunteers to learn about the mission of Read Aloud, discuss literacy issues, and review the do’s and don’ts when in a classroom setting.
To register, please contact Aletta Moffett at almoffet@gmail.com or 304-363-7060
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Kanawha County: School Coordinator meeting
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 7, 2018
1700 MaCcorkle Ave. SE Charleston WV
Required meeting of the School Coordinators from all enrolled schools in Kanawha County. Please send a substitute if you are unable to attend.
Roles and responsibilities of the Coordinators will be discussed. Introduction of the new Kanawha Chapter Board President will be made.
Please RSVP to mhoyer@readaloudwestvirginia.org
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Cabell County: Volunteer Reader Orientation
4:00 pm-5:30 pm
November 8, 2018
1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755
One-time orientation for new volunteers to review the Read Aloud West Virginia mission, learn about literacy issues, hear suggestions for do’s and dont’s in the classroom.
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