by TeamReadUser | Jun 16, 2021 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
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...
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 | 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 | 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...