by TeamReadUser | Aug 17, 2021 | Newsletter Archives
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...
by TeamReadUser | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
1. The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm Release Date: January, 2021Age Range: 8-12 years About: Bell, who’s spent all eleven years of his life on Mars, is curious about his planet and the secrets the adults in his life are keeping from him about it. When they all fall...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 16, 2021 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
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...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Team Read site coordinators – the educators who oversee our powerful pairs’ tutoring sessions – have played a pivotal role in executing our virtual program this year and ensuring everyone had a positive experience during Team Read. They made calls...
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 16, 2021 | Newsletter Archives, Success Stories
We’ve had so many amazing pairs working together this year in Team Read, and thanks to our dedicated teen coaches, many students are now reading at grade level (or higher)! “Kalie has worked as a coach for a couple of years and is fantastic,” says site coordinator...
by TeamReadUser | Jun 16, 2021 | Newsletter Archives
Team Read just wrapped up a momentous school year with our first-ever online after school program. Nineteen virtual tutoring sites, serving hundreds of students in Seattle and Highline Public Schools, celebrated a year of reading and some amazing progress by our...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 2, 2021 | Newsletter Archives
deveTeam Read believes young people learn and lead confidently when nurtured, entrusted with responsibility, and are held accountable for their performance. We take a strengths-based approach to our work with young readers and teen coaches, by listening to their...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 2, 2021 | Alumni Stories, Newsletter Archives
My name is Devon and I’m a new intern at Team Read. I am currently a freshman majoring in International Studies at the University of Washington, but before that I attended Garfield High School. As a sophomore there, I participated in Team Read’s program at Bailey...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 1, 2021 | Newsletter Archives
I started Team Read as an 8th grader working at my old elementary school, Leschi Elementary. A student who had worked as a tutor the previous semester came into my class and did a short presentation on what the program did for students. I decided to become a coach...
