Tutor Stories of Impact

Kara Korab, Maryland PreK Tutor at Eutaw Marshburn Elementary School in Baltimore City. 1. What motivated you to serve as a Literacy Lab tutor? When I first heard about The Literacy Lab, I had just gotten back from a year abroad teaching English. I knew I wanted to be involved in education, but I wasn’t … Read more

This year, the KC AmeriCorps Alliance was formed to provide AmeriCorps members in Kansas City with training designed to bolster skills relevant to service, and engage with career paths leading to Kansas City jobs. The Alliance connects AmeriCorps members to fellow corps members to resource like low-income assistance during the service year, and to the … Read more

Guest post from Jamie Segerson, K-3 tutor at Polk Elementary School in Alexandria, VA.  “I don’t know”. Those three little words are often the start of the long and arduous journey that tutors and their students take in pursuit of their reading goals. When reflecting on my experience this past year, this brings one student … Read more

Building Relationships with Students and Parents as a Tutor With the hustle and bustle of the before school drop-off and after school pick-up, it can be a challenge for tutors to communicate with the parents of the students they serve. This challenge is something, Kelsey Neil, first year Pre-K tutor at Woodland Early Learning Community … Read more

  The annual Standing Ovation for DC Public Schools event, sponsored by DC Ed Fund, honors DCPS principals and teachers for excellence in education innovation and student achievement growth. This year, the first annual award for Excellence in Family Engagement recognized a Literacy Lab partner school, C.W. Harris Elementary, for the high-quality family engagement efforts … Read more

Guest contributors Tempest and LaChelle in a classroom at their service site, Arlington Elementary School’s Judy Center in Baltimore, MD.  At the end of the school day, the official duties of Maryland PreK tutors, Tempest and LaChelle, are complete; however, the first-year tutoring duo noticed an opportunity to extend literacy skill building beyond the school … Read more

Guest contributor Patrick Moran and his co-tutor at their service site in Washington, DC. From The Literacy Lab Summer Institute in August to the school holiday break in December, there are many defining moments for Pre-K and K-3 Literacy Lab tutors. Metro DC K-3 tutor, Patrick Moran, reflects on what he has learned during the … Read more

A large portion of The Literacy Lab tutors join the Reading Corps shortly after college graduation; however, Clarence Elliot, 2015-16 Maryland Reading Corps Pre-K tutor, joined the Reading Corps shortly after retirement. After a long career in public service, Clarence chose to dedicate the skills he learned as a professional and a parent to a … Read more

  2015-2016 Missouri Reading Corps tutor, Jill Powers, reflects on how her positive experience with reading shaped her interests and motivates her to provide a similar experience to her Reading Corps students. One of my earliest memories is from when I was about two or three years old, watching my older brother’s future Pre-K teachers … Read more