{"id":"u294","name":"Leading to Reading: free reading and writing help for Grades 1 to 6 (Toronto Public Library)","help":"direct","type":"opportunity","typeLabel":"Opportunity","what":"A free Toronto Public Library program for children in Grades 1 to 6 who can communicate in English and are reading and writing below their grade level. Each child is paired with a volunteer mentor and meets at the library for one hour a week of one-to-one help with reading and writing, with literacy games and activities. At the Parliament Street branch (269 Gerrard Street East), sessions are on Saturdays.","forWhom":"Children in Grades 1 to 6 who can communicate in English and read and write below their grade level. A parent or guardian applies, and the child's teacher fills in an assessment page. A child can take part for up to 2 years.","cost":"Free","tags":["reading help","writing help","literacy","children","Grades 1 to 6","volunteer mentor","one-to-one","library","Parliament Street branch"],"topics":["parents","education","kids-activities"],"place":{"label":"Toronto","country":"Canada","cc":"CA","region":"Ontario","city":"Toronto","scope":"city"},"website":"https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","sources":["https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","https://cdn-web-main.bibliocms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/2025/10/leading-to-reading-children-application-PL.pdf","https://tpl.ca/locations/pl/"],"checked":"2026-10-09","added":"2026-10-09","verified":"checked","checkEvery":30,"deadline":null,"deadlineNote":"Apply any time; most parents apply in the fall. Places are limited and there may be a waiting list.","status":"ongoing","serves":"all","routes":[{"kind":"Application form","url":"https://cdn-web-main.bibliocms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/2025/10/leading-to-reading-children-application-PL.pdf","value":"Parliament Street branch child application form (other branches' forms are on the program page)","seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Organization email","url":null,"value":"LTRplsj@tpl.ca","seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Office phone","url":null,"value":"437-388-9572","seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Contact page","url":"https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","value":"Every branch that runs the program, with its phone, email and form","seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"}],"primaryRoute":{"kind":"Application form","url":"https://cdn-web-main.bibliocms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/164/2025/10/leading-to-reading-children-application-PL.pdf","value":"Parliament Street branch child application form (other branches' forms are on the program page)","seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"},"routeCount":4,"channels":[{"kind":"website","url":"https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","label":"Website","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-09","source":"their own site"}],"spaceCount":1,"spacesSeen":"2026-10-09","phone":"437-388-9572","contact":{"email":"LTRplsj@tpl.ca","url":"https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","route":"Application form"},"qualify":["Children in Grades 1 to 6","Can communicate in English","Reading and writing below grade level"],"needs":["Child application form from a parent or guardian","Teacher Assessment page filled in by the teacher","A library card (free)"],"reach":0.3,"reachGroups":["parents"],"reachBasis":"given with the entry","reachSet":"2026-10-09","steps":["Pick up the child application form at a branch that runs the program, or download your branch's form from the program page.","Ask your child's teacher to fill in the Teacher Assessment page and give it back to you, on paper or as a scan.","Hand in or email the whole package to the branch. At Parliament Street, email LTRplsj@tpl.ca or call 437-388-9572 with questions; sessions there start Saturdays at 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:45 am or 2:15 pm.","At Parliament Street, your child goes on the waiting list for six months and the library contacts you only if it can enroll your child; reapply after six months if you are still interested."],"languages":["English"],"welcomes":[],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":null,"reachKind":"none","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"intents":{"reach":false,"grow":null,"job":false,"volunteer":false,"specialist":null,"opps":true,"housing":false,"money":false,"info":false,"marriage":false},"country":"CA","region":"CA-ON-TOR","currency":"CAD","lang":"en","shelf":"kids","audiences":["parent"],"payer":"government","kind":"opportunity","offer":"free-service","fundedBy":"Donors to Toronto Public Library","reachKey":"parent","hidden":false,"amountKind":"none","dates":{"deadline":"","opens":"","closes":"","nextPayment":""},"amount":null,"page":"/o/leading-to-reading-free-reading-and-writing-help-for-grades-1-to-6/","stale":false,"staleDays":0,"checkedNote":"Facts read from the source pages on 2026-10-09; spaces read from their site on 2026-10-09; re-checked every 30 days.","spaces":[{"kind":"website","label":"Website","url":"https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/leading-to-reading/","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-09","note":null}],"missing":["follower or subscriber counts (platform pages do not expose them to readers; ask the organization or check the platform)","what they welcome from outside parties (their pages do not say)","audience number for the organization as a whole (not public)"]}