Although our Book Bank remains open, New Haven Reads is CLOSED FOR TUTORING – June 17 through June 30. We are still very busy at NHR this week as we are preparing for our Bristol Street renovation project that will take place August 12 – Sept. 7. There will be a sign-up schedule forthcoming if Read more
Did you know that New Haven Reads has a recommended reading section? A tiny brown bookshelf at 45 Bristol Street contains book recommendations from staff and volunteers. This summer it will be stocked by our 2013 Fellows and Interns. Stop by and browse Jessica’s picks! Read on for Jessica’s bio and a list of some Read more
Wow! New Haven Reads is honored and thrilled to announce that we have received an award of $10,000 from The Coach Foundation to support our tutoring program. One of our volunteer tutors, Christopher D., works for Coach Inc. and he nominated us for this award. We are very excited to be one of 38 organizations Read more
A BIG thank you to our community partner, The Study at Yale, for giving us packets of seeds for our tutors. Our tutors are planting the seeds of literacy with their students every time they come to New Haven Reads and we appreciate our volunteers so much! Thanks to The Study for all of their Read more
New Haven Reads offers three 6-week SAT Prep classes each year. The goal of each class is to enrich vocabulary, improve reading comprehension, review and build mathematics skills, and learn to write a successful essay. This class, like everything at NHR, is free. Students in their 12th grade (senior) year will receive preference for the Read more
This tip focuses on vocabulary building! Does your student struggle with a certain vocabulary word? Or maybe you want to introduce your student to more words during the tutoring hour. Try this tactic with your student during your next session. Step 1: Choose a word of the day. Maybe it is a word you Read more
AmeriCorps Week may have just finished but at New Haven Reads, we continue to love our AmeriCorps VISTA! Theresa, who hails from Wisconsin, is both our Book Bank Manager and the Assistant Site Director at our Bristol Street location. She joined the NHR team last summer and will remain with us until the end of Read more
This exercise is a great reading comprehension exercise for younger and older students. Use this exercise to get your students to think about why they are reading. The K stands for “Know”, the W stand for “Will or Want” and the L stands for “Learn”. Before reading, ask your students the first two questions illustrated Read more
Good readers preview text before reading. Reading comprehension is not an automatic or passive process. It is highly interactive and planned. These are strategies to use before reading a text. Step 1: Set a goal For younger students ask questions like, “Why did you pick this book?”. Be sure to respond to the student’s Read more
Use this tip when your student is struggling with a word! This is especially great for sight words. Step 1: Tutor selects a word and writes it clearly. Step 2: Have student choose any 5 colors! Any 5! This is their rainbow. Read more
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Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
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