by TeamReadAdmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives
One day in eighth grade, Sakura Kishiro walked into her school’s music room to listen to a presentation about joining Team Read as a reading coach. She was immediately excited about the opportunity to start gaining some work experience and Team Read sounded like a...
by TeamReadAdmin | Dec 14, 2022 | Newsletter Archives
Hello Team Read Community, My name is Jeanette Eisenberg and I’m so excited to be joining Team Read as the Seattle Program Manager. While I’m new to Team Read, I’m not new to education in the Seattle area. I taught science and chemistry at Evergreen High School in the...
by TeamReadAdmin | Jun 1, 2015 | Tutor Stories
The word is climbs. Kaimana stares at it. He frowns. He won’t speak. He fidgets in his chair. It makes no sense: Why is there a “b” at the end of this word? Kaimana’s tutor, a Garfield High School student named Sakura, now in her second year with Team Read,...
by TeamReadAdmin | Jun 1, 2015 | Success Stories
After two weeks with her Team Read student Antonio, Hailey was struggling. Antonio avoided speaking in English. He wouldn’t read. And he never, ever smiled. “Antonio, we have to read a book,” she’d often say. The second grader frowned and spoke softly. “I’m sorry, I...
by TeamReadAdmin | May 15, 2015 | Success Stories
我的姓名是Jack Khuu, 我是中國移民第一代在美出生的孩子 Reading Coach Bio: Jack Khuu Years in Team Read: 7 (2 years in elementary, 5 years as a reading coach) Promoted: Jack was promoted to Site Assistant after 3 years of being a reading coach (he started in 8th grade) Tutoring Tip: Make...
