Wisdom with Samantha Greenwald
From student, Wisdom
Once a week, Ms. Samantha and I meet at the Burke library for our tutoring sessions. At first, I was shy but after I got to know Ms. Samantha, we became very comfortable with each other.
We started tutoring two years ago and I have so much fun and a great time reading with her. By working together, I can read more challenging books and sound out harder words. The types of books I enjoyed reading are: “Fly Guy,” “Baby Mouse,” “Arthur,” and “Junie B. Jones.”
My favorite parts of tutoring are: doing word searches, drawing pictures to help me learn words, and getting to know each other better. We have spent time together outside of tutoring as well and have become friends; something that I’m very happy about!
From mentor Samantha Greenwald
Wisdom and I have been working together for the past two years. We share many things in common: both like word searches, enjoy going to the movies, dancing, and reading books of course!
Every week, we are learning more about each other, progressing in reading more difficult books, and learning longer and harder words. We have spent time together outside of our tutoring time: seeing movies, going to a kite festival, and trampolining! Wisdom is a very hard worker and I am so proud of how she has become more confident as a reader. I have also enjoyed getting to know her more and have fun adventures. I am looking forward to working with her more and continuing to get to know her.
Wright to Read is a member of the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership (AMP). AMP was created in 2006 to ensure that quality mentors and mentor programs are available for Alexandria's youth and young adults in need. To learn more about Wright to Read, visit: www.wrighttoread.org or to learn more about AMP, visit: http://www.alexandriava.gov/Mentoring.