One Last Story…

One Last Story…

One Last Story… On my last day at AR Kids Read, I want to take a moment to reflect on my last two years here. What I will remember most about working at AR Kids Read are the lives I got to be a part of. It was such a fun journey and I’m grateful to have had the...
Tales from the Tutors: Reading with Dr. Duke

Tales from the Tutors: Reading with Dr. Duke

Tales from the Tutors: Reading with Dr. Duke When you begin to build a relationship with a student, there are often barriers that you have to break through. That takes time, consistency, and compassion. As time goes on, and as trust is established, those walls start...
Love from the Harts

Love from the Harts

Love from the Harts As they were reading a book about sharks, Ed Hart and his student came across a sentence describing how a shark’s skin feels like sandpaper. When the student didn’t recognize what sandpaper was or how it felt, Ed came up with a way to help him...
Spending the Summer with Read for Success

Spending the Summer with Read for Success

Spending the Summer with Read for Success This summer, AmeriCorps VISTA Amber Watson worked with students at our Read for Success program that was integrated into LifeSkills for Youth at South City Church. Read for Success is a program created by Reading is...