Team Read seeks to extend our impact by creating leadership opportunities for youth – even those beyond high school. This year we were fortunate to work with three interns from the University of Washington’s Education, Communities and Organizations (ECO) program. Our...
Early June marked the end of Team Read school year programming and was an opportunity for celebration! This year, more than 300 Team Read teen coaches worked with nearly 500 readers across four districts through pandemic disruptions and both in-person and virtual...
April is a time to celebrate renewal, regrowth, and reading! In its 10th year, Team Read’s Spring Read-a-Thon is in full swing and will wrap up at the end of the month. Students read for 30 minutes a day and track their progress with their teen reading coach during...
At Team Read, we talk a lot about our Powerful Pairs – the student readers and teen coaches who work together throughout the school year. But behind every Powerful Pair are two people dedicated to their success - Site Assistants and Site Coordinators. These essential...
What separates Team Read from other youth literacy programs? It’s our dual-impact model, where teens tutor kids for reading success. Teen coaches tell us they love helping kids become joyful readers while learning and growing themselves. Here’s what some of them say...
We have exciting progress to share about Team Read’s expansion into new districts and schools this program year! Team Read is reaching more students through new programs in Renton and Tukwila and more schools in Highline. Educators have welcomed our expansion and were...
A core element of Team Read’s dual-impact impact model is our emphasis on supporting and empowering teens as leaders. As part of that focus, Team Read is hosting monthly development workshops for our teen coaches to help them work on tutoring skills and consider...
In recent years, Team Read has been carefully considering how we deepen the personal growth of our coaches. This includes providing new and improved professional development workshops for teens to work on important skills needed for tutoring and their future careers....
Each month, our teen site assistants will be submitting a Powerful Pairs story featuring a student reader and coach at their tutoring site who are working well together to strengthen reading skills . Our first Powerful Pair was selected by site assistant, Mia: “5/5...
With so much of what used to be channeled through schools still rebuilding, Team Read recognizes how important it is to reach out to every family to confirm their child's participation. About half of Team Read's student readers come from households where English is...
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