by TeamReadUser | Feb 22, 2022 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
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...
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 | 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...
