Reading Partners Silicon Valley is hoping to raise $15,000 through Wish Book to maintain and expand its program. The funding would allow Reading Partners to buy more books, many of which are given …
Mateo Hernandez gazed at the shelf full of colorful books at San Antonio Elementary School in San Jose, reached for Syd Hoff’s “Danny and the Dinosaur: The Big Sneeze” and settled into his chair alongside tutor Jasmine Kaur.“Let’s sound it out,” Kaur suggested. “Buh… Ruh… Ah… Tuh.”“Him chicken soup,” Mateo echoed.
Reading Partners Silicon Valley is hoping to raise $15,000 through Wish Book to maintain and expand its program. The funding would allow Reading Partners to buy more books, many of which are given to the students to encourage them to read at home. It also will help the program expand into more schools.
First grader Ella Medina, 6, reacts with her literacy tutor Mark Gaoiran, during their 45 minutes session with Reading Partners Silicon Valley at San Antonio Elementary School in Alum Rock’s District in East San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Many of the public schools those students attend are short-staffed, Webb said. Teachers refer students they believe would benefit from tutoring to Reading Partners.
The tutors are all volunteers and come from many walks of life, including through the AmeriCorps program. “It’s not like you’re just out there figuring it out on your own,” LaChappelle said. “The curriculum is so well thought-out.”
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