Dear Neighbors, I just wanted to add to Viviane's note that Lea's principal, Mr. Silverman, and his family, are fabulous people to work with. They are warm, dedicated, great with chiildren, and knowledgeable about what works. Participating in this program last year was a really good antidote to hearing abouut how terrible the Phiiladelphia schools are.
Tutoring ends at 10:30, so it's not a huge time commitment. The activities after have ended at noon, and have been great fun. No special experience is needed, Mr. Silverman taught us all we needed to know last year on the job. The children choose books at their appropriate level from color-coded baskets, and they read to the tutors. At the end, the child picks any book, and the tutor reads. Aside from the literacy benefits, the children really seem to enjoy one on one time with adults. And the big stuffed animal pillows in the library are very cool! Please join us. Best, debra kimmelman --- Vivianne T Nachmias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear tutors, prospective tutors, or other interested community adults!! > > The successful Saturday morning reading tutorial at Lea will start up > again on Saturday the 21st of September under Mike Silverman's > guidance.... his wife and son will come as last year... She has made > curtains for the large office, and there are chairs (comfy) rugs and it > is now another space for reading with children in addition to the > library. If you can do just one thing to help children to need an extra > boost to take the giant step up to reading at their grade level, this is > it... You might make the difference between a drop out and a successful > grownup.... > Besides, it is very rewarding, both the library and the new room > are very pleasant places to work, and the children are great... sometimes > after the one hour session we do something extra, like make lemonade in > the garden, or cook! > Come and Join the Friends of Lea Tutors... > just send Q to me here at [EMAIL PROTECTED], call 748-4689 > or just show up if you want, at 9 A. M. on the 21st at the Lea door, on > 47th St. just near the corner of Locust Street.... > You will be glad you did. > Best Wishes and hope you are all well. > Vivianne > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News - Today's headlines http://news.yahoo.com ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
