by TeamReadUser | Aug 14, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
I assumed an “appropriately slow” summer on-ramp when I joined Team Read in June. I was both surprised and excited to learn this is not the Team Read way! Instead, days have been packed with dynamic programming in schools and libraries, teens choosing to spend most of...
by TeamReadUser | Aug 14, 2018 | Other
Team Read is recruiting qualified 8th Graders and high school students to tutor 2nd and 3rd Graders during the 2018-19 school year. Applications are due September 26. 18-19 NEW Coach Application 18-19 Reading MENTOR Application 1st Semester
by TeamReadUser | Jul 17, 2018 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives
School/major: Columbia University BS in Chemical Engineering, expected 2019 Team Read experience: 2010-15: Teen Coach, Team Read Ambassador 2015-17: Event Volunteer 2018: Summer Office Staff I loved being a reading coach at Team Read! It was really rewarding to see...
by TeamReadUser | Jul 17, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
It’s the first day of the Team Read Summer Program, but Rebecca and Jay’len are already talking a mile a minute. Rebecca, a high school junior, and Jay’len, a third-grader this coming fall, were paired in Team Read this past school year. Together, the pair made big...
by TeamReadUser | Jul 17, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
“A primary goal of Team Read’s Summer Program is to help prevent summer learning loss. Our partnership with The City of Seattle and Summer Staircase lets us reach and engage more kids than ever to achieve this goal. Watching almost 80 kids having fun while learning is...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 19, 2018 | Alumni Stories
School/major: University of Aberdeen in Scotland BSc in Environmental Science, expected 2019 Team Read experience: 2015-16: Teen Coach 2016-17: Site Assistant I was a Team Read coach during my sophomore year in high school and looked forward to working with my student...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 19, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
Team Read staff members Rose Nakano and Alicia Rodriguez have been selected to participate in a peer cohort program sponsored by Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC). YDEKC is a coalition of more than 100 community organizations (including Team Read)...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 19, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
Thanks to a grant from Target Foundation, Team Read is studying how to use technology to enhance the 1:1 tutoring partnership at the heart of Team Read’s program model. Linda Braun, a consultant with deep and wide expertise in digital media and learning, is leading...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 12, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
Dear Team Read Community, We’re thrilled to announce that Melissa Pailthorp will become the new executive director of Team Read, leading the organization forward in our efforts to help children reach reading success. We send this announcement with excitement for what...
by TeamReadUser | May 16, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
Wowza! Team Read students in Seattle and Highline read for more than 78,000 minutes in April. We are so proud of all our readers! The Seattle tutoring site with the best reading minutes per student ratio was tiny but mighty Dearborn Park! The elementary school (a new...
