When I applied for this position through AmeriCorps, I was not sure about the next step in my path. This job as a Literacy First tutor found me and changed so much.
Read MoreWhen I applied for this position through AmeriCorps, I was not sure about the next step in my path. This job as a Literacy First tutor found me and changed so much.
Read MoreMonica, our AmeriCorps Coach Manager, recently celebrated her
10-year anniversary as a staff member. In honor of this milestone, we sat down with her to learn more about who she is, her career journey, and the role Literacy First has played in her life over the past decade. Find out how Monica’s decision to serve through AmeriCorps with Literacy First transformed her life path.
For Literacy First Director Claire Hagen Alvarado, Ed.L.D., a lifetime of both personal and professional experiences have converged to inform her passion for bilingualism and literacy, and her dedication to providing students with the environment within which they feel safe taking the risks needed to develop those skills.
Read MoreA story about three friends learning to read at different times and in different ways with the same Literacy First tutor.
Read MoreLiteracy First tutor Sophie and her student Enzo have learned together the many pieces that make up a successful learning environment.
Read MoreA heartwarming story from Literacy First tutor Isabelle explaining how she’s using The Story of Ferdinand and a stuffed replica of the children’s book character to help her students breathe through a challenging year.
Read MoreBy Clara Hart, 2021-2022 Literacy First Tutor I work with a very creative and lively kindergartener named Mateo. For the first few weeks of the school year, Mateo had some […]
Read MoreBy Cody Hervey, 2021-2022 Literacy First Tutor My time serving as an early literacy tutor with Literacy First has been different compared to my first two years of national service. […]
Read MoreAfter 25 years with the program, Dr. Mary Ellen Isaacs shares her final farewell as director of Literacy First.
Read MoreLongtime Literacy First Supporters Helen and Sandy Watkins and Family Make $2 Million Pledge to Program
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