by TeamReadUser | Jul 20, 2016 | Newsletter Archives
To encourage students to read at home in addition to their tutoring sessions at local Seattle Public Library branches, each student receives a “book bag.” Although the book bag is a simple gallon-sized Ziploc bag, students personalize their bags however they like....
by TeamReadUser | Jul 20, 2016 | Newsletter Archives
Ready … set … read! If you think the sprinting at the Summer Olympics is impressive, you should see the Team Read students in action. Students in the Team Read summer program are building their fluency skills in one-minute intervals with timed “reading sprints.” Team...
by TeamReadUser | Jul 20, 2016 | Newsletter Archives
With guidance from Team Read staff and literacy specialists, Team Read alumni Jack Khuu and Teens in Public Service (TIPS) intern Robel Gebremichael are creating a series of training videos for new and current teen reading coaches. These videos will be easily...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 2, 2016 | Tutor Stories
Shanice is a high school senior who has worked with Team Read for five years as an after school and summer reading coach and a site assistant. As a reading coach at Team Read, Shanice developed ambitious career aspirations and the necessary life skills to achieve...
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...
by TeamReadAdmin | May 15, 2015 | Tutor Stories
Reading Coach Bio: Kiara Thomas Years in Team Read: 3 Why she became a reading coach: I was a great reader as a kid. Reading came easy to me and I thought that’s how it was for all kids. But I quickly learned that reading doesn’t come easy for some kids. That made me...
by TeamReadAdmin | May 14, 2015 | Success Stories
Reading Coach Bio: Karrington Ogdens Years in Team Read: 5 (1 years in elementary, 4 years as a reading coach) Why she became a reading coach: Because she loved her reading coach Tutoring Tip: Be patient! Remember reading is hard for your kid. Future plans:...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 21, 2015 | Kids Perspective
My name is Dylan. I’m eight years old. When I was in kindergarten, my family moved to Seattle from the Philippines. English was hard. On the playground, I didn’t understand other kids. In class, when my teacher asked me a question, I just smiled. People called me...
