Reading Partners
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Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
Reading Partners Winter 2013 Marlyn's Message Greetings! Hello Reading Partners and program partners. I am Marlyn Agatstein, the new Director of Reading Partners. I came on board in September after Tricia Hoff left to return to teaching at Bi-Cultural Day School. We wish her the very best! In addition to being director, this will be my 6th year as a tutor at Stillmeadow School where both my children attended elementary school. I have a B.S. from Boston University and when I first moved to Stamford 25 years ago, I was an R.N. I also have an M.P.A. from New York University which is put to good use as I advocate for Reading Partners in our community. Reading Partners Out and About * Read Aloud Day- 6 RPs travelled to Bridgeport to read with school children in this, the 28th annual event. * Hart and Stillmeadow Schools invited their RPs to attend award ceremonies for the Fairfield County Academic Gain Award, given by the Lone Pine Foundation. Hart School came in first; Stillmeadow was second.
5 Reasons to Read Aloud to your Student* When you read out loud to your student, you 1. model fluent reading. 2. promote
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WELCOME to our NEWEST VOLUNTEERS and THANK YOU for choosing READING PARTNERS! STILLMEADOW Leah Baker Marie Belfiore Gerald Boyle Pam Hirschfeld 1/4
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Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
* RPs raised $380 through the Lord and Taylor "Shop Smart Do Good" fundraiser. Funds will go towards new books and for the end of year program.
enjoyment and appreciation of literature. 3. develop your student's knowledge of vocabulary and concepts. 4. motivate independent reading.
Our Reading Partners at the Read Aloud Day in Bridgeport. Pictured left to right: Ena Sarkar, Marlyn Agatstein, Asha Gupte, Don Sheetz, Johanna Nugteren and Sani Camner
5. develop a bond between you and your student.
Judith Schneiderman STARK Sandy Borowik Lisa Dianis Stephanie Fitzgerald Nadene Reid Joyanne Vera
KT MURPHY Myrna Hollinger Barbara Mitchell SPRINGDALE Toby Miller
NORTHEAST Gayle Rothman
* From the Reading At Tutor's Domus/Chester Handbook by Addison Community Schumm and Center: Schumm Susan Allen Tyler Baker John Guarnera Steven Giacose Jenny Heffer Jennifer Hold Jeff Jablons Cathy Kreppein Arun Konkoth Christopher Lemmo Andrea Vignola Cathy Kreppein
Literacy bits: Check out the website ReadingRockets.org for excellent advice and great ideas for your reading volunteerism. Learn about current literacy inititives, appropriate skill levels grade by grade, strategies for teaching and much more! Do the words Common Core still befuddle you? Check out the you-tube website of Marc Aronson. He does a good explanation with an overview of the Common Core Standards.
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Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
FROM THE FERGUSON LIBRARY E-NEWSLETTER Would you like to participate in World Book Night on April 23 in support of literacy and community? It's Shakespeare's Birthday and 25,000 volunteers will fan out all over America to hand out a half million books to adults who don't regularly read. The Ferguson Library is a book distribution center and will be one of the locations providing books for World Book Night volunteers in our community. Go to www.us.worldbooknight.org to read about it and fill in an application to be a "book giver." Be sure to look at the book choices before you fill out the application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 5th.
Next UP! January 8, 2014 9:45-11 am at the JCC Winter Workshop with Award Winning Stamford teacher, Betsy DeSantis. "Making the Most of Read-Togethers." If you did not receive your email invite, please contact me: [email protected] or 203-321-1373 x115. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116112319522&format=html&print=true
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Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
Reading Partners Winter 2013 Marlyn's Message Greetings! Hello Reading Partners and program partners. I am Marlyn Agatstein, the new Director of Reading Partners. I came on board in September after Tricia Hoff left to return to teaching at Bi-Cultural Day School. We wish her the very best! In addition to being director, this will be my 6th year as a tutor at Stillmeadow School where both my children attended elementary school. I have a B.S. from Boston University and when I first moved to Stamford 25 years ago, I was an R.N. I also have an M.P.A. from New York University which is put to good use as I advocate for Reading Partners in our community. Reading Partners Out and About * Read Aloud Day- 6 RPs travelled to Bridgeport to read with school children in this, the 28th annual event. * Hart and Stillmeadow Schools invited their RPs to attend award ceremonies for the Fairfield County Academic Gain Award, given by the Lone Pine Foundation. Hart School came in first; Stillmeadow was second.
5 Reasons to Read Aloud to your Student* When you read out loud to your student, you 1. model fluent reading. 2. promote
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WELCOME to our NEWEST VOLUNTEERS and THANK YOU for choosing READING PARTNERS! STILLMEADOW Leah Baker Marie Belfiore Gerald Boyle Pam Hirschfeld 1/4
3/24/2014
Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
* RPs raised $380 through the Lord and Taylor "Shop Smart Do Good" fundraiser. Funds will go towards new books and for the end of year program.
enjoyment and appreciation of literature. 3. develop your student's knowledge of vocabulary and concepts. 4. motivate independent reading.
Our Reading Partners at the Read Aloud Day in Bridgeport. Pictured left to right: Ena Sarkar, Marlyn Agatstein, Asha Gupte, Don Sheetz, Johanna Nugteren and Sani Camner
5. develop a bond between you and your student.
Judith Schneiderman STARK Sandy Borowik Lisa Dianis Stephanie Fitzgerald Nadene Reid Joyanne Vera
KT MURPHY Myrna Hollinger Barbara Mitchell SPRINGDALE Toby Miller
NORTHEAST Gayle Rothman
* From the Reading At Tutor's Domus/Chester Handbook by Addison Community Schumm and Center: Schumm Susan Allen Tyler Baker John Guarnera Steven Giacose Jenny Heffer Jennifer Hold Jeff Jablons Cathy Kreppein Arun Konkoth Christopher Lemmo Andrea Vignola Cathy Kreppein
Literacy bits: Check out the website ReadingRockets.org for excellent advice and great ideas for your reading volunteerism. Learn about current literacy inititives, appropriate skill levels grade by grade, strategies for teaching and much more! Do the words Common Core still befuddle you? Check out the you-tube website of Marc Aronson. He does a good explanation with an overview of the Common Core Standards.
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3/24/2014
Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
FROM THE FERGUSON LIBRARY E-NEWSLETTER Would you like to participate in World Book Night on April 23 in support of literacy and community? It's Shakespeare's Birthday and 25,000 volunteers will fan out all over America to hand out a half million books to adults who don't regularly read. The Ferguson Library is a book distribution center and will be one of the locations providing books for World Book Night volunteers in our community. Go to www.us.worldbooknight.org to read about it and fill in an application to be a "book giver." Be sure to look at the book choices before you fill out the application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 5th.
Next UP! January 8, 2014 9:45-11 am at the JCC Winter Workshop with Award Winning Stamford teacher, Betsy DeSantis. "Making the Most of Read-Togethers." If you did not receive your email invite, please contact me: [email protected] or 203-321-1373 x115. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116112319522&format=html&print=true
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3/24/2014
Reading Partners Winter Newsletter 2013
Happy Reading -- Partners! Marlyn Agatstein Forward this email
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United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford | 1035 Newfield Avenue - Suite 200 | Stamford | CT | 06905-2591
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