teebark The school year is nearing an end for Literacy Lab tutors in the Richmond, VA area. As we wrap up our second year of service in the region and prepare for our third, we took some time to reflect on the strong impact that Literacy Lab tutors have made for budding readers in RVA. Two … Read more
In 2016, we interviewed Holly Johnston as she was wrapping up her second year as a Literacy Lab tutor and weeks away from stepping into the classroom as a full-time teacher. Over the last two years, Holly has been learning in the classroom as a Teach For America corps member. We asked Holly to reflect … Read more
Yesterday we celebrated the 80+ Literacy Lab tutors and Leading Men Fellows in Washington, DC and Alexandria, VA at the Metro DC Impact Awards! This year, we’re graduating our fifth class of AmeriCorps members in the DC area. By The Numbers Literacy Lab tutors served in close to 40 schools in the Metro DC area … Read more
Last night, our team in Kansas City celebrated another school year of building strong readers and making an impact! If you missed the festivities at KC’s 2018 Impact Awards, we’ll fill you in on the work that Literacy Lab tutors have been doing in Missouri this year. By The Numbers Even with a month left … Read more
The Literacy Lab Recruitment Team is calling on tutors to spread the word about our upcoming tutoring opportunities! In addition to ensuring another great year of tutoring from someone like yourself, you can earn a referral bonus for your efforts. For any applicant that mentions you in an application and successfully completes onboarding by July 27th, you can earn … Read more
Learning to read is hard work, and our growing readers deserve a little extra recognition every now and then! Literacy tutors use incentives when their students need help to stay focused and reach their reading targets. Some of our tutors shared their creative approaches to keeping students on track with incentives. Miss Courtney’s Star Readers If a student meets all … Read more
In addition to supporting students through daily literacy interventions, Literacy Lab tutors become involved in their whole school communities. Tiffany Clark, a tutor serving at Turner Elementary in Washington, D.C., found a way to use her passion for dancing and cheerleading in order to connect with more students! Getting Involved One afternoon, Tiffany heard an … Read more
K-3 Literacy Lab tutors work one-on-one with students for twenty minutes a day, providing targeted interventions! You might find yourself asking, what does it mean for an intervention to be “targeted?” Different Students Need Different Interventions When you’re working with students in kindergarten through 3rd grade, there’s a lot of variation in what support each individual … Read more
DC K-3 literacy tutor Amanda Campbell lives out The Literacy Lab’s core values in her service at Smothers Elementary! This winter, Amanda noticed an opportunity to go above and beyond when she saw that not all of her students wore winter coats to school. Read her story about organizing a coat drive at Smothers Elementary … Read more
This week, National Service organizations around the country are celebrating AmeriCorps Week! We asked our AmeriCorps members to finish the sentence “I Serve Because…” as a reflection on their reasons for service. “I Serve Because…” “If not me then who, and if not now then when? I’m deeply invested in the success of the students I … Read more
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