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...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 19, 2015 | Tutor Stories
Jack, you’ve given so much time to Team Read as a volunteer and tutor. Can we clone you? Only if I get a clone for myself — someone to go to school for me so I can stay home and sleep late. When you tutor, you look like you’re having a lot of fun. Sometimes...
