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Las Hormigas

By Rachel Peterson, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor One of my favorite memories as a Literacy First tutor is about a kindergarten student I had that was very outgoing and friendly. […]

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The Very Curious Student

By Tania Bruderer, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor One of my 1st graders was more on the reserved, shy side when she started with Literacy First. Then, as she gained […]

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Building Blocks of Literacy

By Gillian Pace, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor Through the past year of tutoring, my understanding of reading instruction has improved tremendously. Before I learned about Literacy First, most of my […]

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Science with Oscar

By Diana Cabrera, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor I have loved science since I was an elementary school student. It wasn’t until 5th grade, however, that I realized that it was […]

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Ready to Zoom!

By Amanda Woodle, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor Navigating the world of virtual tutoring has been an exciting, and sometimes challenging, adventure. Of course, this new territory comes with obstacles like […]

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More than Reading

By Richard Hayes, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor Back in August, I knew why I was serving. Well, I was pretty sure. I was confident that helping children learn how to […]

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Confidence, Earned

By Illan Kunik, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor One of the things that I am most frequently asked about regarding my experience as a Literacy First tutor is simple: what is […]

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Serving Together, Apart

By Daisy Martinez, 2019-2020 Literacy First Tutor What an interesting service year this has turned out to be. I didn’t expect half of my second semester to be full of […]

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