by TeamReadUser | Feb 7, 2018 | Newsletter Archives
There are so many partners who help make Team Read a success, and Sara Baker is one of those “un-sung” heroes. Since our first meeting last spring to plan the expansion of Highline Team Read, Sara jumped in with ideas and suggestions for getting students from Mt....
by TeamReadUser | Jan 12, 2018 | Other
January 11, 2018 Dear Team Read Community, When I was hired in August of 2000 as Team Read’s Project Coordinator during the 2nd year of a 4-year “project,” I never imagined that I would spend the next 17 years engaged in the most rewarding, and important work of my...
by TeamReadUser | Dec 14, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
We love it when former student readers return to the program as teenagers to be reading coaches! Ming Ming’s wonderful essay when she applied to work for Team Read this fall, captures the essence of Team Read and why the program has been so successful for 20 years. I...
by TeamReadUser | Dec 11, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
In this two-part series, we talk with literacy coaches Jeri Harris and Wanda Lofton about their experience working with Team Read and what has inspired them to continue this important work for so many years. What’s different about working with teen tutors...
by TeamReadUser | Nov 21, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
Team Read has expanded in its 20th school year, adding new schools and program sites in Seattle and Highline Public Schools. Team Read is serving students at 13 sites this year. “I keep coming back to Team Read because I like how the kids are energetic and ready to...
by TeamReadUser | Nov 20, 2017 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives
Job Title and Company Academic Advisor, Seattle University Team Read Experience 2002-03: Reading coach atat Beacon Hill Elementary School When I found out that I could be paid for doing what I enjoyed, which for 16-year-old me was working with children, I immediately...
by TeamReadUser | Nov 20, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
In this two-part series, we talk with literacy coaches Jeri Harris and Wanda Lofton about their experience working with Team Read and what has inspired them to continue this important work for so many years. “I’ve had the privilege of working with Wanda and Jeri for...
by TeamReadUser | Nov 20, 2017 | Newsletter Archives
Imagine being in 3rd grade and believing that you cannot become a good reader because you’ve been struggling since kindergarten. You dread being asked to read aloud in class. Or, imagine how stressful it could feel to try and learn English and learn to read at the...
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...
