Spring & Summer 2005 Newsletter
New in 2005.
Long Distance Learning
Reading Window Long Distance Learning is now tested and available.
J.B., an 8 year old boy in 2nd grade, is being successfully tutored with Reading Window methods, without coming in person to the Reading Window School.
His grandmother talks to Piper Martin on the phone for coaching on “the next step”. Grandma then reports back on the results of that lesson, and is coached on a new “next step” for the following day. J.B.’s focus right now is The Lion King. J.B. is making leaps forward in reading with comprehension. His teacher has already moved him to the top reading group in his class. Here is what his grandmother recently wrote about Jwhaun:
Booker Letter
Mozell Booker is a retired school principal who lives in Fluvanna County in Virginia. She tells us she would like to see many more children benefit from Reading Window methods.
Coaching by phone may be the solution for those who live too far away for a daily trip to Louisa for the regular 6-week intensive course. If you can schedule a daily half-hour phone call with Piper Martin, plus a half-hour of actual tutoring, prepare to start seeing amazing results by the third week!
Because coaching by phone is so relatively new, Piper is currently limiting phone students to those who are now in K, 1st, or 2nd grade.
Phone (540) 872-1999, with your child’s age and gender, to see if this new technique can help you and your child.
For the next few months, while this is a brand-new way for Reading Window School to help children, the School is only requesting modest weekly donations for this new service. Finding out more is only a click piper@readingwindow.org or phone call away (540) 872-1999.
For Louisa County Students:
This is our 8th year serving Louisa as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to help everyone – young and old alike – to read with enjoyment and understanding. We are now able to offer a wide range of tailor-made individual tutoring sessions to meet your family’s needs. With our methods, outstanding reading success can be achieved by preschool, elementary-school, middle-school, high-school and adult students, including Senior Citizens. We can help those struggling with dyslexia, ADHD and other barriers to enjoyable reading. Because our goal is to serve everyone regardless of ability to pay, we depend on generous donations and grants for students who cannot afford to pay our full costs, which have risen recently to $20 per hour. Tell us what you can afford, and we will try to pay the rest with a scholarship. We are proud to announce a recent grant from Charlottesville-Albemarle Community Foundation for this purpose.
We operate out of the old library building (now handicapped-accessible) at 103 West Street in Louisa, VA. For more information and to make an appointment to visit The Reading Window, phone Piper Martin at (540) 872-1999 or Sherri Rosser at (540) 872-1998.
More Scholarships Always Needed
11-21-04
Piper,
Eli is doing so much better in school this year! He brings home a lot of A and B papers now and seems to be having a lot less trouble doing his homework, and he even asks for my help on certain papers before homework time — this tells me he would rather do his homework right, rather than rush through it, just to get it done! But the most important reason for me to be excited about this year, is his reading progress. For the first time he has gotten an A in reading on his own grade level, instead of a grade behind. And he will read a book for enjoyment of it. Instead of being forced to.
Theresa Stanley