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Wow Advisor (Reading Programme), 12 hrs pw - Dublin area.

Wizards of Words (WoW) is a school-based reading initiative developed by Barnardos in 2007. It is a targeted intergenerational paired reading programme whose purpose is to improve children's overall reading achievement. The programme pairs first and second class students who are nominated by teachers for extra reading support and have been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for WoW. The trained volunteers meet with their child three times weekly for 30 minute sessions in a communal setting during school hours to provide individualised reading instruction and support.

WoW is based on a balanced literacy approach which supports current Department of Education and Skills (DES) reading initiatives and English curriculum expectations. WoW uses a standardised programme and a guided reading approach, which focuses on four key areas of reading: phonics, vocabulary building, reading comprehension and reading fluency. The child benefits from having individual attention that is focused on their reading, as well as the development of a positive relationship with an adult.

The WoW programme is based in schools which are included in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Programme (DEIS) under the Department of Education and Skills. Between 2008 and 2012, a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) evaluation was completed which found that the children who received WoW made gains in word recognition, phonemic awareness, phonic knowledge, and reading self-beliefs, reading accuracy. Continued pre and post programme testing in the WoW continues to demonstrate improvements in children’s reading ability.

Barnardos is now recruiting four WoW Advisors to support the delivery and co-ordination of the Barnardos Wizard of Words child literacy programme in the Dublin area.

The programme is currently delivered in 15 schools across Dublin as follows:11 in Dublin 11; 2 in Dublin 8; 1 in Dublin 10; 1 in Dublin 15). WoW Advisors will work to support the delivery of the programme in assigned schools and will work collaboratively with the WoW team.