Mary Connors, New Haven Reads’ literacy specialist, can be found every Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. on Zoom with a room full of students, challenging them to think creatively, write beautifully, and share their finished written products with each other. For the second time, Mary is leading the Creative Writing Club. Even better, due …
Ryan Ritraj volunteers at the Dixwell site for New Haven Reads, and has been tutoring with them for four years. His sister taught him how to read as a boy, and he still remembers how it felt to start reading on his own. Ryan believes that reading is not only a fundamental and important skill, …
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Read all about NHR Creative Writing Club here!
Posted: March 31, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Mary Connors, New Haven Reads’ literacy specialist, can be found every Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. on Zoom with a room full of students, challenging them to think creatively, write beautifully, and share their finished written products with each other. For the second time, Mary is leading the Creative Writing Club. Even better, due …
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Volunteer Spotlight: Ryan R.
Posted: March 16, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Ryan Ritraj volunteers at the Dixwell site for New Haven Reads, and has been tutoring with them for four years. His sister taught him how to read as a boy, and he still remembers how it felt to start reading on his own. Ryan believes that reading is not only a fundamental and important skill, …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: dixwell, tutoring, tutors, volunteer, volunteer spotlight, volunteers