by Martha Conradt | Nov 8, 2021 | Mentor Tips
Here are a few tips and tools to help you make the most of each reading and mentoring session: Take a few minutes to chat and connect with your student: Talk about your hobbies or job, and what you like to read. Ask your student to tell you about their day. For...
by Martha Conradt | Oct 19, 2021 | Mentor Tips
With reading sessions resuming at most of our partner schools this month, many Reading Mentors and students will be making new connections. Are you a Reading Mentor? Modeling a good conversation by interacting with your student for a few minutes during each reading...
by Martha Conradt | Sep 23, 2021 | Mentor Tips
Helping Reading Mentors build strong relationships with students is central to Lead to Read KC’s mission to support the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational for student success. As a follow up to Connections Matter, our September 2021 Lunch &...
by Martha Conradt | Jan 14, 2021 | Children's Development, Mentor Tips
Here are some highlights and tips from our January 2021 Lunch & Learn Presentation, Building Connection and Understanding, presented by Jefnah Kamal, LMSW, and Vladimir Sainte, LCSW. Presentation highlights: COVID 19 has profoundly impacted student learning You...
by Martha Conradt | Feb 21, 2020 | Mentor Tips
Did you know that 83 percent of inner-city youth report experiencing one or more traumatic events? Here are some tips from our January 2020 Lunch & Learn presentation from Susan Pinné and the team from TraumaSmart for making a reading session a safe, supportive...
by Guest Contributor | Aug 18, 2018 | Mentor Tips
What Are Sight Words? Sight Words are whole words that appear frequently in most of the texts kids read, but cannot be easily sounded out. Like you, your student runs into Sight Words over and over, and may see them in print dozens of times in a single day. So,...
