Posts Tagged ‘literacy’
Celebrate reading and literacy!
While March is almost over, we wanted to share that March is National Reading Month in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday! What a great reason to celebrate our amazing literacy program! The GiGi’s Playhouse 1:1 Literacy Tutoring Program uses a methodology with documented success based on research by professionals in the field. The ability to read opens doors…
Read MoreOne-on-One Programs
One-on-One Programs Literacy Tutoring | Math Tutoring | Speech & Language Therapy These programs are held 3 times a year and like all programs here at GiGi’s they are FREE! Each lesson is planned and implemented by a trained volunteer tutor or our paid Speech Pathologist following purposeful progressions built out for the program. Our…
Read MoreBest of All Fall 2022
As our Fall 2022 One-on-One Tutoring and Speech Session comes to a close, we are looking back at a few #BestofAll stories. We had some rockstar tutors and participants in this session. We do every session! This fall two of our tutors, Mr. Rick and Miss. Haley have both done amazing in keeping their data…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes of Tutoring
Tutoring here at GiGi’s is more than just letters and numbers its about sounds and smiles too! Here is a behind the scenes peek into a literacy session where a student is learning phonics and the tutor is utilizing the platform Raising Robust Readers. Raising Robust Readers is a multi-sensory phonics reading program that we offer…
Read MoreSummer 2019 Tutoring
Summer 2019 Tutoring kicks off this week! We are so excited to have 19 weekly one-on-one programming sessions on the schedule. This is made possible thanks to the volunteer tutors that will be providing the free tutoring sessions to individuals ages 2.5 years up to 18! Yes, up to 18!! Our tutoring program is not…
Read MoreLearning at its finest!
From our Site Coordinator: “On this cold and rainy Tuesday morning while sitting at my desk, I can hear a participant, her mom, and the tutor jumping around like frogs while singing ribbit, ribbit, ribbit as part of the literacy session. This is just one time out of many that I have heard cheers, singing,…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Mara
This month we would like to recognize Mara as our Volunteer Spotlight! She has been volunteering here at the Playhouse since last fall. She is originally from Rockford, IL but is currently living n Davenport, IA. She is a Junior at St. Ambrose University with plans to be a physical therapist. How did you hear…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Jami
This month we would like to recognize Jami as our Volunteer Spotlight! This summer was the first time Jami volunteered at the Playhouse. She volunteered as a tutor for three lucky students and she tutored in math and literacy. She is a Title 1 reading teacher at Erie Elementary in Erie, IL and is working…
Read MoreBenefits of Tutoring
GiGi’s Playhouse has recently updated the Literacy curriculum for all Playhouses across the network. The Educational Excellence Committee spent months researching new techniques, best methods and evidence based practices to give our friends our “Best of All”! We wanted to update our blog followers about the changes we have made! Here is a picture of…
Read MoreNever too old!
If you have ever wondered about tutoring here at the Playhouse, here is a great blog from another location that shows the importance of continuing the learning journey. Tutoring is available for ages 3 and up. It is free and the times/dates are coordinated with your schedule so it is as convenient as possible. Check out…
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