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“CHECK IN” at your school
Sharing another simple way to spread the word about Lead to Read. Simply use the “check in” feature on Facebook when you arrive or depart from your school each week. This allows your social media circles to be cued into how you’re spending you time and challenge them to find out more and even sign up… Read More
Sarah • Feb. 14, 2016Lead to Read Teachers self-report the benefits of having Readers*
Students are EXCITED about reading Positive experience provided by 1:1 relationships Students are motivated, engaged and interested in reading Any type of reading that we can get our kids to do is great (reading, listening and discussing) Adding to the excitement of reading Practicing reading fluency Students get experience reading aloud *Feedback provided to Lead… Read More
Sarah • Feb. 3, 2016Lead to Read is Getting Down to Business
“I’m saving you money!” That’s the conclusion I came to recently when I was talking with a group of employees at a local company about becoming Readers for Lead to Read. Many of the employees said their lunch hour is often spent shopping on the internet or dropping several dollars on lunch at a restaurant.… Read More
Sarah • Feb. 3, 2016Meet Pauly Hart
Please welcome Pauly Hart to the leadership team, she is our Director of Reader Development. We’re very excited to have her as part of the team. Her goal is rounding up as many readers as we can place in classrooms! On a serious note,… Read More
Sarah • Jan. 15, 2016More Tips for Readers
We’ve been connecting with our teachers to get some feedback on strategies to best engage their students during our reading sessions. Below are the tips shared by a first grade teacher at Garfield. For the “animal name” strategies not all teachers use the animal names but most do teach the strategies. So for instance for… Read More
Sarah • Jan. 12, 2016Tips for Readers
Recently a teacher suggested the following reading format/outline as help to the volunteers in her room. Consider trying it with your student! 1. Talk about the pictures in the book 2. Scan for obscure vocabulary to preview (ex. ‘machine’ in a book about a farm) 3. Read together 4. Discuss the book– interesting things you learned… Read More
Sarah • Jan. 7, 201610/10/10
This is our 5th year serving the first and second grade students at Wendell Phillips Elementary (KCPS). We often mention our goal is to be a scaffolding or support for what the teachers are already doing in the classroom. Today I wanted to share with you what one of the newest Lead to Read Phillips teachers… Read More
Sarah • Dec. 15, 2015End of Semester – Giving Books
As we enter the season of Thanksgiving and near the end of the semester, we’ve gotten questions of how to engage with the schools & students in additional meaningful ways. First, you are doing this through the time you give each week to come be a part of this incredible movement. I, on behalf of many, want… Read More
Sarah • Nov. 16, 2015Additional Volunteer Opportunity!
Are you interested in speaking to a group about why you’re a Reader? We have an immediate need for volunteers to reach out to community partnerships on behalf of Lead to Read. The need ranges from standing at a table with materials/resources and answering basic questions for potential Readers, to speaking in front of a… Read More
Sarah • Aug. 13, 2015