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Last week we told you about eighth-grader Tristan and his accomplishment of reading an entire book for the first time in his life, sharing an interview with him recorded by Learning Ally staff member Terrie Noland. The book Tristan read was Swing, by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess--a wonderful story about people struggling to find their way in a confusing, complicated world.
In response to this post, Literature Community Lead Alexis Bourbeau arranged for Learning Ally’s narrator for Swing, Michael Burgess, to record a message to Tristan, congratulating him and encouraging him to continue. In a heartwarming video, Tristan, Tristan’s teacher Mrs. York, Terrie Noland, and Production Team staff members Alexis Bourbeau and Dave Kozemchak listen to Michael’s message and talk about Tristan’s great accomplishment, encouraging him to continue his quest for great books about subjects he’s interested in. To watch that video, click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNGpEPeY0E&feature=youtu.be
In addition, at the end of the video is a follow-up email sent by Mrs. York:
Special thanks to Alexis and Michael for making this moment possible!
Metrics Update for this week:
Our readers increased to 206,406
We had 44,925 reading at frequency*
This is why we all do this work: to encourage and inspire struggling yet eager learners to explore the possibilities before them, and to help them succeed in school and beyond.
Happy June, everyone! Thank you for all you're doing to help Tristan and other students like him!
*at frequency = students are reading books multiple times during the school year, with a general target of thirty times (more for lower grades, less for upper grades). Our data shows that most of these students read for at least 20 minutes each time.