We are thrilled to announce Team Read will be partnering with Renton School District beginning this fall to provide one:one reading tutoring support for 2nd and 3rd grade students at Campbell Hill Elementary School. The Renton Team Read program will launch in late...
Team Read Alumna: Kacie Washington
Job Title: EntrepreneurReading Coach: 2001-2004 (Bailey Gatzert Elementary) Team Read Board Member: 2010 - 2013 As a teen, Kacie volunteered as a Team Read reading coach to elementary school students before earning her BA in Communications from Seattle Pacific...
Meet New Board President (and Alumna) Yolanda Eng!
As Team Read approaches our 25th anniversary next fall, we’re thrilled to have a passionate and dedicated alumna leading the organization into the next chapter, helping Team Read reach even more young readers and teens in our community. Chance Hunt, President...
2021 Back to School Book Drive
Team Read will be serving many more students during the 2021-22 school year, with several new sites in Seattle, Highline, Tukwila, and beyond. You can support this growth and help expand Team Read’s libraries by purchasing books from our Amazon charity list or making...
Welcome New Staff and Board!
Over the past couple months, Team Read has added two staff and welcomed three new board members to our team. “We are super excited to have such dynamic and skilled individuals joining our board and staff!” said Executive Director, Melissa Pailthorp. “We’re growing...
2020-21 Program Evaluation Highlights
During the 2020-21 school year, Team Read provided 40 hours of one:one reading time for hundreds of 2nd-4th grade students online after school. We saw them develop powerful connections with their teen reading coaches and become stronger, more confident readers. In the...
Team Read Expands to Tukwila
We are thrilled to announce Team Read will be partnering with Tukwila School District (TSD) beginning this fall to provide one:one reading tutoring support for 2nd and 3rd grade students at Cascade View, Tukwila, and Thorndyke Elementary Schools. Earlier this year,...
Team Read Summer Wrap-Up and Fall Preview
Team Read launched our 2021 summer program on July 6th. Many of our Seattle-based coaches and readers who worked together during the school year opted to continue their partnership for five weeks of virtual programming. Team Read’s core program included five different...
Sibling Spotlight: Aurielle and Danika
Team Read coaches and twin sisters, Aurielle and Danika, joined the program this year to earn community service hours, while also sharing their passion for reading and literature with young students. And, as we recently discovered, they are budding writers and...
Highline Coach Reflection: Diem
I applied to Team Read because I thought it was a good way to get more involved with the district. I didn't have much experience working with elementary students either, so I thought it would be an interesting job. Now that this year is coming to an end, my biggest...
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