by TeamReadUser | Jun 25, 2024 | Tutor Stories
By Lyla Miller I started working with Team Read halfway through my freshman year. The site my sister was working at (John Muir) needed more coaches and I knew she loved Team read so I thought, why not? On my first day, I had no idea what to expect. I had always loved...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 17, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Rohan Kapur I am currently in my third year working for Team Read. I have had the opportunity to work at many different Team Read sites; as a coach I worked online with readers at Rising Star, Leschi, and Dunlap and as a Site Assistant I worked at High Point over...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 16, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Jasmine Trinh, Team Read Reading Coach I started as a Team Read coach this school year at Bailey Gatzert. I’ve wanted to be a coach for a while, but my schedule never aligned. So, this year when I was able to be a coach, I was super excited! I wanted to be a...
by TeamReadUser | Apr 16, 2024 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
By Grace Johnson, Team Read Reading Coach Something unexpected always happens when I work with children… I had a whole summer under my belt as a Camp Counselor, so I was no stranger to the challenges and joys that come when working with kids. Yet, my time as a reading...
by TeamReadAdmin | Jun 5, 2023 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories, Uncategorized
By Olivia Miller When I was put into a Zoom breakout room with my reader on my first day as a coach, I didn’t know quite what to expect. I’d been wanting to work as a tutor but had never had a formal job or even babysat before. I had heard about Team Read from a...
by TeamReadAdmin | Apr 13, 2023 | Newsletter Archives, Tutor Stories
“My advice is to go after what really interests you,” Aya, a UW student says to a group of Team Read coaches over Zoom. Aya spent several years as a coach herself, and earlier this month organized and facilitated an alumni workshop where current coaches could hear...
