Posts Tagged ‘literacy’
Math and Literacy Tutoring – WE NEED YOU!
Our Math and Literacy one-on-on programs have become high demand. We need volunteers to TUTOR! Our Summer Session 2024 runs from June 17th-August 23rd. Tutors and students meet the same day and time each week. Tutor Applications are now open! Applications close May 13th. We KNOW what you’re thinking.. ‘there’s no way I can be…
Read MoreCelebrating our Literacy Tutors for National Reading Month
March is National Reading Month in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday – a great reason to celebrate our amazing Literacy Tutors! Our Literacy Program uses research based progressions to help people with Down syndrome learn to read using a framework created by experts. Although we give our tutors a framework to work from, they bring…
Read MoreOne on One Programming for Fall 2023
Fall applications open July 24th! One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison and we would like to share a little more about what we have! One-on-One programming means this is not a group environment. Participants are placed with a tutor or therapist and work together one-on-one. Our…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Kim Briggs
We started this blog series for volunteer appreciation week in April, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we decided to continue it through the year! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our volunteers. We had 309 unique…
Read MoreDemystifying Becoming a Literacy or Math Tutor
WE NEED YOU Our Spring 2023 tutoring session will kick off in February and we have over 40 students that have applied to our Math and Literacy one-on-one tutoring session! That’s the good news. The not so good news is we only have 10 math or literacy tutors that have submitted their commitment to…
Read MoreGrowing, Learning and Sharing-a National Conference for Down Syndrome Recap
As an organization, we look forward to our National Conference each year because it means we have the opportunity to network with the other incredible Playhouses and national staff, learn by attending important discussions and share our local Madison best practices. Our local Playhouse collaborates with all the Wisconsin Playhouses because we are truly…
Read MoreA Mother’s Love Through Language and Literature
We’d like to introduce you to Erin, a Playhouse Mom turned author! Erin is a mother of 3. Reimare, who has Down syndrome, is 6 years old and his siblings are 5 and 2. She grew up in Wisconsin , graduated from UW-Madison and did her graduate work in IL, which is where Reimare was…
Read MoreTrio of Literacy Tutors
Literacy Tutoring is an important part of the free, educational programming we provide for our Playhouse participants. We currently have 17 tutor and students working virtually in one-on-one Literacy Tutoring! Our tutors are a mix of retirees, professionals and college students. We have many tutors decide to return for additional sessions because they love…
Read MoreVirtual Literacy Tutoring- Getting Creative During a Pandemic
The Benefits of One on One Literacy Tutoring: Our Fall session for 1:1 literacy tutoring has required patience, flexibility , hard work and of course, has included a whole lot of fun for both students and their families and our volunteer tutors. As the pandemic continues, we have had to get very creative when it…
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