by TeamReadUser | Apr 17, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Rohan Kapur I am currently in my third year working for Team Read. I have had the opportunity to work at many different Team Read sites; as a coach I worked online with readers at Rising Star, Leschi, and Dunlap and as a Site Assistant I worked at High Point over...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 16, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Jasmine Trinh, Team Read Reading Coach I started as a Team Read coach this school year at Bailey Gatzert. I’ve wanted to be a coach for a while, but my schedule never aligned. So, this year when I was able to be a coach, I was super excited! I wanted to be a...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 16, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Grace Johnson, Team Read Reading Coach Something unexpected always happens when I work with children… I had a whole summer under my belt as a Camp Counselor, so I was no stranger to the challenges and joys that come when working with kids. Yet, my time as a reading...
by TeamReadAdmin | Jun 5, 2023 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories, Uncategorized
By Olivia Miller When I was put into a Zoom breakout room with my reader on my first day as a coach, I didn’t know quite what to expect. I’d been wanting to work as a tutor but had never had a formal job or even babysat before. I had heard about Team Read from a...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 13, 2023 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
“My advice is to go after what really interests you,” Aya, a UW student says to a group of Team Read coaches over Zoom. Aya spent several years as a coach herself, and earlier this month organized and facilitated an alumni workshop where current coaches could hear...
by TeamReadUser | Aug 22, 2022 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives, Success Stories, Tutor Stories
In 1995, John Stanford, a decorated United States Army Major General, was serving as Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools. Popular, charismatic, and insistent that excellence in public education is possible, he quickly engaged the local philanthropic community in...
