By Britanny Barcliff, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor I have been working alongside Austin Voices for Education and Youth for the past year and a half, as I started volunteering with […]
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I can finally read!
By Anna Latimer, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a magical individual, who every day turned into something different. One day, she […]
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Resources During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
The following is a compilation of resources members of the Literacy First and Central Texas community have shared during these extraordinary circumstances.
Bittersweet Success
By Diana Cabrera, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor
At the beginning of the school year, one of my kindergarten students, Calvin, came in knowing about 13 letter sounds…
Reaching a Reluctant Reader
By McKenna May, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor I’m a first-year tutor with Literacy First, and with that comes some unique challenges. I had to figure out how to organize my […]
Read More“Gradulations”
-By Ruby Jockers, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor When a Literacy First student graduated for the first time at our campus earlier this year, it was an exciting day for everyone […]
Read MoreA Literacy First Tutor’s Favorite Things
By Rachel Peterson, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor My Team By the end of our Pre-Service Training, I had interacted with as many of the 50+ Literacy First AmeriCorps members as […]
Read MoreSeeing Progress
At the mid-year mark, one Literacy First tutor reflects on student victories big and small. By Abigail Chopp, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor I love being able to see, on paper, the tangible […]
Read MoreThe Magic of Stickers
A Literacy First tutor learns that stickers, no matter how small, can hold magic and motivation for students.
Read More“My kiddo did it!” – A Graduation Story
By Rachel Peterson, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor I did it! I graduated a kiddo! Or rather, my kiddo did it! Mariana read at a level high enough to pass out […]
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