First Security Bank: Making Better Happen

First Security Bank: Making Better Happen

First Security Bank: Making Better Happen First Security Bank encourages adults to Bank Better All Across Arkansas. Through its partnership with AR Kids Read, the bank is also hoping to teach children to read better in central Arkansas. Not only does First Security...
Tales from the Tutors: Mr. Dan the Reading Man

Tales from the Tutors: Mr. Dan the Reading Man

Tales from the Tutors: Mr. Dan the Reading Man Recess or reading? Most people would expect a third grader to choose recess, but Ryan didn’t hesitate before choosing to skip recess so that he could read with Mr. Dan the Reading Man. Dan Daugherty, an AR Kids Read...
Tales from the Tutors: Bob Fielding

Tales from the Tutors: Bob Fielding

Tales from the Tutors: Bob Fielding Quickly scanning the pictures, Stefan guessed the words he didn’t know and continued reading as if nothing had happened. Stefan was pretty slick. He just wasn’t slick enough for Officer Bob. Bob Fielding had served as a police...
Caterpillar: Building a Firm Foundation for the Future

Caterpillar: Building a Firm Foundation for the Future

Caterpillar: Building a Firm Foundation for the Future When they started reading together, AR Kids Read Tutor Sarah Zigler and second-grader Jordyn only got through one page of a Spiderman chapter book in their 30-minute session. Jordyn slowed down in each sentence as...
AECC Lights Up Southwest Little Rock

AECC Lights Up Southwest Little Rock

AECC Lights Up Southwest Little Rock Every day we wake up, check our phones which have been charging all night, flip on the lights, and get ready for the day ahead. We go about our day without thinking of all of the things that wouldn’t be possible without...