VLC adapts to your child’s learning needs through online and in-person learning options. Learners do not pay a fee as these programs are subsidized, relying on public grants and private donations.
We are happy to update our child youth programs for the remaining of the 2024 – 2025 school year.
- Exchange letters with caring adult PenPals
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- PenPal Club↗
- Volunteer support for literacy and numeracy
- on-line or in person
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- 1:1 Volunteer Tutoring↗
- Small group after school reading program
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- Reading Blast
- Secure online reading groups of up to 3 students
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- eReading ↗
- An in-school reading program
- provides extra reading support for students in Grades 2-4
We are looking for volunteers to read with children in schools!
A Little Word About VLC’s Role in Child and Youth Literacy in the Community
We evaluate each case individually and provide referral suggestions if the child or youth is outside of the scope that our volunteer and paid tutors can provide.
Victoria Literacy Connection is a piece of a very complex literacy puzzle in our community. We are strictly a literacy organization. VLC offers services for those who are in the “grey area”, meaning those who do not have a behavioural or learning challenge, but who simply need that extra reinforcement to advance their literacy skills.
If your child has learning and/or behavioural challenges that go beyond VLC capacity, we would recommend contacting either the Learning Curve or Five Behaviour and Education Consulting Services Inc., which have staff to accommodate your child’s specific learning needs.