On a Thursday morning in April, students at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus in Washington, D.C. were crafting birthday cards. On colorful construction paper, these students wrote messages expressing love, compassion, and respect. Throughout the day, they composed more than 200 cards for members of their community who often don’t receive unexpected greetings: people who are … Read more
PETERSBURG, VA – When Lindell Jefferson walks into a room, he exudes humility and graciousness. His quick, quiet wit demands you pay attention, or risk missing something important when he speaks. Lindell joined the 18-19 Literacy Lab tutor cohort with an internalized drive to give back which stemmed from a desire to repay the support … Read more
To continue growing over the summer, a few of the Leading Men have found internship opportunities in education. School is out for the summer in DC, but that’s not stopping The Literacy Lab’s Leading Men fellows from continuing their impact! Several of the ‘17-18 fellows are spending this summer preparing for the next chapter in … Read more
Our third program year is winding down in Baltimore. To close out the year, Baltimore program staff hosted their Impact Awards on a sunny evening at Union Mill. By The Numbers The northern-most cohort of Literacy Lab tutors served in a dozen Baltimore schools in the 2017-18 school year. 34 Literacy Lab tutors served in … Read more
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
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
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
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