For Educators
KOREH L.A. Volunteers
KOREH L.A. trains volunteer reading partners to work with LAUSD Pre-K -5th grade students to help enhance their reading skills and foster a love of reading. Volunteers work one-on-one with children identified by their teachers as reluctant readers for one hour per week.
- View Requirements for prospective school partnership.
- Read an evaluation of KOREH L.A. by USC's Rossier School of Education.
- Contact Kristine Eller at KEller@JewishLA.org or (323) 761-8237 if you are interested in receiving KOREH L.A. volunteers at your school.
KOREH L.A. Book Initiative
The KOREH L.A. Book Initiative aims to restock the empty shelves of LAUSD elementary school libraries with brand new books. With the generous support of corporations and individuals, the KOREH L.A. Book Initiative has now spearheaded the replenishment of 19 libraries in LAUSD's neediest public schools.
- Download an application for KOREH L.A. library restocking.
Teen Literacy Corps (TLC) Program
The Teen Literacy Corps (TLC) involves high school students in the process of increasing literacy skills in elementary school children. TLC partners with public and private high schools to train teens as reading partners, who are paired with children from a nearby elementary school.
- Download the Teen Literacy Corps fact sheet.
- Read an evaluation of TLC by USC's Rossier School of Education.
