Tutor News – Summer 2023
By Sophia Wambach
July 25, 2023
Programs are eagerly preparing for next school year!
We are eagerly preparing for the next school year, and it will start before you know it! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor this year, there’s no better time to get started.
It has been a busy summer, and we are eagerly preparing for the next school year. It will start before you know it! We have some exciting volunteer and tutor news to share with all of our volunteers. Most of all, we look forward to working with all of you for another year, nurturing and enabling many more children to rise to their God-given potential.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
Will you complete HER Circle of Care?
Through one-on-one reading and math tutoring, and family support, you will nurture an eager child in a circle of care so they may succeed in school.
2023-2024 Tutoring Assignments
Succeeding by Reading and Path2Math will schedule New and Returning Tutor Training Sessions for August and September. Stay tuned for dates.
2023-2024 tutoring assignments will be made in September after school begins and student assessments are made. We will provide you with your assignments as soon as we have completed the rosters at all of our clinics. Stay tuned.
Tutor Training Dates
Path2Math will have New Tutor Training starting in August. Stay tuned for a time that fits your schedule.
Path2Math will also have Returning Tutor Refreshers. For those who have already confirmed your return for the upcoming school year, please confirm which training refresher date you’re available to attend. If none of the dates work for you, please email Michelle Hutcherson at michelle@children-rising.org to arrange a one-on-one refresher. The following is a tentative schedule for upcoming dates.
NOTE: Times may change.
Refresher Tutor Training Schedule (for returning tutors only)
- Thursday 8.24.2023. 1 – 2 p.m. Part II Only; Online
- Tuesday 8.29.23. 9 – 10 a.m. Part II Only; Online
- Thursday 9.7.23. 1 – 2 p.m. Part II Only; Online
- Wednesday 10.11.23. 9 – 10 a.m. Part II Only; Online
Succeeding by Reading will have New Tutor Training and Returning Tutor Refreshers starting in August. Stay tuned for a time that fits your schedule.
POWER Packs for Summer Reading Practice
Thanks to your support, we distributed Family Literacy POWER Packs to 35 students from seven schools. Children received additional learning support throughout the critical summer months.
During the final weeks of the 2022-2023 school year, Succeeding by Reading staff distributed Family Literacy POWER Packs to 35 students from seven schools. Each student had taken part in a Succeeding by Reading clinic during the year, and this box of hands-on literacy practice tools gave families a great way to support their child’s learning during the summer.
Families were invited to participate in a Family Literacy Exploration Workshop on ZOOM, held twice weekly in June. The workshops featured songs, puzzles, POWER Pack practice activities, storytime, and more! Over the next few weeks, we will conduct a follow-up phone survey with our families to find out how they are using the POWER Packs and what additional resources they would benefit from.
Path2Math Tutors Help Students Overcome the “Summer Slide”
Summer math tutors like Jetanii ensured that children avoided the “summer slide” and will return to school in the fall ready to learn.
Summer learning loss—also known as the summer slide—is a phenomenon that has impacted students and driven teachers crazy for decades. This summer Path2Math offered in-person and online tutoring to 80 students throughout June. Many of the tutors, like Jetanii Yancy, participated in Path2Math as part of their CareerBridge summer internship program. Through our summer tutoring program, many children kept up with their math skills and will return to school in the fall better prepared.
Literacy Elves Take Over Children Rising Office
Dedicated Literacy Elves gathered to sort, organize, clean, check, and repair literacy materials used during this past school year. The kids and tutors will be ready to learn in the fall.
Every Tuesday and Thursday morning in June, teams of dedicated Literacy Elves (AKA Succeeding by Reading volunteer literacy tutors) gathered to sort, organize, clean, check, and repair literacy materials used during this past school year.
Some may tout the benefits of ‘self-help,’ but this summer, we have seen the power of “Elf-Help”! We are grateful for the attention, dedication, and love expressed by our summer volunteers as they help us prepare Succeeding by Reading clinics for the upcoming school year.
If you are interested in becoming a Literacy Elf, we have dates in August.
Literacy Elf dates in August:
- Tuesday 8.15.23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Thursday 8.17.23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m
- Tuesday 8.22.23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m
- Thursday 8.24.23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m
