May 1, 2017 Pearson celebrates literacy during National Volunteer Week by Sarah Balcazar Pearson is known as the “world’s learning company,” and as such, literacy education is core to their work. The company regularly finds ways to…
April 24, 2017 Family volunteering: Three generations of reading partners by Hannah Cleveland In the Bay Area, three generations of the same family volunteer with Reading Partners, showing how we can take action for our community, no matter our age.
April 20, 2017 Celebrating National Volunteer Week 2017 by Sarah Balcazar Here at Reading Partners, we are celebrating the thousands of volunteer reading partners who make our work possible for students in need.
April 19, 2017 Q&A with Karine Apollon, Reading Partners CEO by Sarah Westbrook Get to know Reading Partners CEO Karine Apollon, who joined Reading Partners in February after an accomplished career at Scholastic.
April 6, 2017 Former Tulsa superintendent becomes AmeriCorps member for a day by Marisa Morgan Former superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools, Dr. Keith Ballard, served as an AmeriCorps member for a day at Eugene Field Elementary School.
April 6, 2017 How will ESSA affect literacy education in the US? by Meagan Fong Yit What is ESSA, and what does it mean for literacy education? ESSA is a bipartisan bill designed to empower each state’s vision of student achievement.
March 23, 2017 Eight tips to get kids excited about reading by Tatiana Cleveland Eight useful strategies to captivate young readers no matter their attitudes toward reading, from reading a series to making the library a special treat.
March 22, 2017 Reading Partners student is the inspiration for new book by Rachel Minnick Ron Craig, a tutor with Reading Partners Sacramento, wrote his own children’s book, Kye’s New Car, for his student who wanted learn more about cars.
March 22, 2017 Journey through service: How a year of service with City Year led to Reading Partners by Krystal Cabrera Before joining Reading Partners, AmeriCorps members Lynette Kehoe and Jessica Montes completed an AmeriCorps term with City Year, serving in schools in a different capacity.
March 22, 2017 How to instill traits of generosity and service in young children by Sarah Balcazar Parents and role models can encourage generosity and service in children by modeling compassion, participating in service activities, and teaching about humanity.