Chrystal, a second-term ReadingCorp member, is one of a four-person team serving students at Carr Creek Elementary in Knott County. Each day, Chrystal tutors 22 Kindergarten through 3rd-grade students both one-on-one and in small groups to help them overcome the barriers they face to reading on grade level. Lilly is one of Chrystal’s students that …
AmeriCorps Week, celebrated annually during the second full week of March, is a time to recognize and give thanks to the millions of Americans who have committed to giving back to their communities through national service programs. At the core of service is a shared goal – to make a difference. AmeriCorps members serving in local …
Kimberly has been serving students at Hayes Lewis Elementary in Leslie County as a ReadingCorps tutor for two years. Throughout that time she has been working one-on-one with Brantley, who is now in the third grade. “I have seen a lot of growth in Brantley’s self-confidence over the past two years. A few weeks ago, …
The most recent addition to our staff is Jack Latta, who joined our dyslexia intervention team in early February as the Reading Labs Coordinator. His appointment to this role is a homecoming of sorts as Jack was one of the first students to go through Hindman Settlement School’s dyslexia program in the early 1980’s. “In …
The Settlement’s dyslexia intervention program serves students and families in a variety of ways. These include our Reading Labs at more than a dozen partner school sites throughout the region, during our intensive summer tutoring program, and through both in-person and virtual after-school tutoring during the fall and spring semesters. Caroline, a student from the …
Each day in our schools, our ReadingCorps tutors work with students across southeastern Kentucky to help teach fundamental reading skills. Periodically on our blog, we will be showcasing the students who are making great strides in their reading skills along with the tutors who help make this success possible. MEET KYNDALL Kyndall came to me …
I would like to share a letter from a parent that Susan Barton recently posted as it concerns an issue which I have also had many parents address. “We started our journey in first grade, when our daughter’s teacher shared that she was not grasping reading concepts as fast as she should. I was shocked …
Our 40th Summer Tutoring Program wrapped up on July 16th. For 2021, we offered a mixed format with 15 students participating in-person on our campus and 33 students participating virtually. ReadingCorps members, who throughout the year work with our students across 17 school-based reading labs through an innovative partnership between the Settlement, local school districts, and the …
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The Settlement School has been offering an after-school tutoring program for over 40 years now. For 12 years, we have been using the Susan Barton Method for Reading and Spelling. The program has garnered success amongst our students, allowing them to thrive in their school work. The Barton Method consists of 10 different levels beginning …
In 2020, the Hindman Settlement School received an AmeriCorps grant, which allowed us to hire up to 40 full-time tutors to serve in Knott, Perry and Leslie county schools. Many of these tutors began service in August regardless of the consistency of school closures due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Last week, our tutors were asked …
