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It makes me feel happy to see the smile of my student
when she is reading. —Volunteer Tutor
I have thoroughly enjoyed my weekly tutoring sessions
with my student. What comes out of this is more than
I expected. —Volunteer Tutor
We usually start by looking at the pictures together.
I listen to him read. I listen to see if he reads correctly
and check off his progress. If he gets to a word he
doesn’t know, I ask him to stop. I say the word
and then I ask him to repeat it. —Volunteer Tutor
Greg used to have trouble paraphrasing what he had
just read. But now, Greg is doing great. He really
likes coming and learning to read. —Volunteer
Tutor
The training has taught me how to help any child with
reading. —Volunteer Tutor
The Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network has given
my son the reading skills necessary to succeed as a
student. We were fortunate to be part of the program
this year. I was surprised when Will’s second
grade teacher expressed her concern about his reading
comprehension. I assumed that if a child could read
the words he could understand what he was reading;
I was certainly wrong. The school matched Will with
a volunteer that comes every week and uses the Reading
Together™ materials. This was a perfect solution.
The program was a mechanism to help Will understand
the fundamentals of reading comprehension and build-up
his confidence.
During these past few months Will looked
forward to reading with his tutor. The tutor workbook
is an outstanding guide to each lesson and the book
selections are terrific. We received communication
each week about the lesson and are very grateful for
the willingness of the tutor to work with our child.
The one-on-one attention sure made a difference for
Will. Now, Will can’t wait
to read with us at home and he is proud of his reading.
Even his second grade teacher is reporting improvement
in Will’s reading abilities. There is no doubt
that participation in the Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading
Network has elevated his skills. Thank you for providing
this program. —Parent
My son enjoys reading. His teacher has commented that
his comprehension has greatly improved. Now he is asking
me… “Mom, when are we going to read?” —Parent
My son’s tutor has given him the reading skills
necessary to succeed. The program was a mechanism for
both of us to understand the fundamentals of reading
comprehension and how to formulate questions to help
a child improve his understanding of written text. … Now,
Will is in the third grade and reading above grade
level! There is no doubt in my mind, that it was the
Reading Together™ program that elevated his skills.
The program also increased his interest in reading,
and he now looks forward to our regular trips to the
local library. —Parent
Daniel learned a lot of good things from this program.
Now he can read better and predict what will happen
in a story. Now he loves to read and buy new books.
For Daniel and myself, everything was very good. —Parent
This program has provided one-on-one time and attention
to many second grade students that otherwise is not
available. The self-esteem factor is of equal value
to the improved reading skills. The volunteers give
these children a gift.
—School Principal
The program was a big hit with the volunteers, parents
and students. … I feel the program has laid
a foundation for the love of reading. It has also provided
a format for parents to work with their child in the
future. —School Coordinator
There is a great improvement in the second graders’ retelling.
The students in the program began sharing these comprehension
skills with other students in their classroom. They
seem to enjoy reading more.” —Second Grade
Teacher
I liked spending time reading with my tutor. Now I
like to read all kinds of books. —Second Grade
Student
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