Updates

Returning coaches: we’re still aiming for you to start around the week of 10/13. New coaches: we hope to welcome you 1–2 weeks after, once onboarding is complete.

Training in Progress

We’ve had such a great turnout already — thank you to everyone who’s registered, and especially to those who’ve already joined a training session! 🙌 Training is an important step for all volunteers, so if you haven’t signed up yet, please take a minute to do it today. Just click the link and hit “Register for Training” at the top of the page — quick and easy!

✨ New Volunteers (new to Literations or away 12+ months): Click here

🌟 Returning Volunteers (served in 2024–25): Click here

Onboarding

Another big thanks to everyone who’s already jumped in with onboarding — you’re making things so easy for the year ahead! Again, if you haven’t had a chance yet, no worries — just follow the links below to get set:

✨ Onboarding for New Volunteers

🌟 Onboarding for Returning Volunteers

More Training

Thank you again to everyone who’s been jumping into training this fall — it’s been wonderful to learn alongside you! As you wrap up your initial sessions and begin working with students, we want you to know that the support doesn’t stop there.

Our upcoming trainings are designed to keep you connected and confident throughout the year, whether that’s through the ERP Virtual Town Hall, in-person practice sessions, or LC Zoom Drop-Ins.

Save the Dates:

• Hub Office Hours — Every Friday, sarting Oct 17 | 1–2pm
• Got questions about logging in, session entry, or timesheets? Drop in for live support. Zoom info can be found under Timesheets and Session Entry on the Link!
• Hub Trainings — Every Friday starting Oct 24 | 10am–12pm

👉 Register here

• Mandatory for all new volunteers
• Optional for returning volunteers (great for a refresher + new features)
• Emerging Reader Program Virtual Town Hall — Friday, Nov 7 | 12–1:30pm
• LC Zoom Drop-Ins
• Tues, Nov 4 | 1–2pm
• Thur, Nov 20 | 10–11am
• Tues, Dec 2 | 12–1pm
• Wed, Dec 10 | 9–10am
• Tues, Jan 13 | 12–1pm
• Emerging Reader Program In-Person Practice Sessions — Dates coming soon!

Stay tuned for registration details — we can’t wait to learn and grow together this fall!

Program Support

We’re excited to introduce a new Ticket Form — an easy way for volunteers and staff to submit tickets or report issues directly to Program Support.

👉 Submit a Ticket Here

Prefer email? No problem — you can still reach us at programsupport@literations.org to have a ticket created.

Summer Reading

We’d love to hear about a favorite book you read over the summer. Please share the title, author, and any thoughts you have about the book. 📚 

• Share books here.
• View responses here

Coaching Quick Tips

• Need a reminder on the components of running a Fluency session with students? Have a watch of this video of the program in action! It's a great refresher for anyone with Fluency students.
• Need a reminder on how to introduce new high frequency words (HFW) and then how to practice those words with students who are part of the Emergent Reader Program (ERP)? Have a quick watch of this video of the program in action! It's a great refresher for anyone with ERP students.