by TeamReadUser | Nov 6, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
Team Read is kicking off our 20th year of programming this month! Since 1998, we’ve served more than 18,000 students by providing reading tutoring support for 2nd and 3rd graders and meaningful paid jobs for teens. There are so many amazing people who have helped make...
by TeamReadUser | Oct 26, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
“We are excited to be expanding Seattle Team Read’s partnership with Seattle Public Library to include after school programs at NewHolly Branch Library and High Point Branch Library,” says Executive Director, Maureen Massey. “Seattle Housing Authority staff helped...
by TeamReadUser | Oct 25, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
Every fall, Team Read recruits and trains hundreds of teenagers to work as one-on-one reading coaches with elementary students in Seattle and Highline. This year, we had 130 teens return to the program to coach again at local schools. We also had more than 500...
by TeamReadUser | Oct 24, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
The Seattle Public Schools bell time change means earlier start times for the majority of elementary schools and later start times for middle and high schools. This seemingly simple change presented a new challenge for Team Read because our model has been built on...
by TeamReadUser | Oct 24, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
Team Read at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is expanding to serve 4th graders. The curriculum being piloted for this new program has been in development for the past year. Like our program for 2nd and 3rd graders, it is focused on helping students who are reading...