by TeamReadAdmin | Aug 19, 2025 | Newsletter Archives, Success Stories, Tutor Stories
Finding My Voice When I first started this internship, I was nervous. I showed up to my first Zoom meeting in a white button-down shirt, unsure of what to expect, only to realize everyone else was in casual clothes. I barely spoke. My voice was quiet. But...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Alumni Stories, Impact, Tutor Stories
By Israr Rukun Team Read has been one of the most formative leadership experiences of my life—though I will be the first to admit that I did not necessarily go into it with a heart of gold and a do-gooder’s need for righteousness. Instead, my initial reasons for...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 22, 2025 | Alumni Stories, Coach Corner, Impact, Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
Since 1998, over 13,000 local teens have gained valuable work and life experience as Team Read coaches. Among them are Ruby, now a Washington State employee, and her daughter Angela, who is a reading coach at Hazel Valley Elementary in the Highline School district....
by TeamReadAdmin | Mar 7, 2025 | Coach Corner, Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Charlie Moon, Team Read intern from the Bush School Teen coaches are the backbone of Team Read, as they are the ones who work in close contact with student readers. They work with the kids twice a week to build confidence and spark joy and love for...
by TeamReadAdmin | Dec 19, 2024 | Coach Corner, Tutor Stories
Vanessa, a senior at Cleveland STEM High School, is the Site Assistant at Dearborn Park Elementary in the Seattle School District. Vanessa started with Team Read her freshman year, when all our programs were online due to the pandemic. Since her sophomore year,...
by TeamReadAdmin | Oct 17, 2024 | Tutor Stories
For Team Read coaches, the work begins before they step into an elementary school and meet the reader they’ll be tutoring. One of the many strengths of the Team Read method is that each coach is thoroughly trained on a variety of topics that will impact their time as...
