Koreh Connections
Literacy Resources
The Five “Vowels” of Reading Comprehension
"How do I work on reading comprehension with my student?" is an important question that many KOREH L.A. volunteers ask. Ensuring that students comprehend the material they read is essential to fostering literacy skills and the love of reading. Read More »
Bookfinder Finds It: Online Database of Children’s Books
A KOREH L.A. volunteer (and librarian at an LAUSD school) shared "Bookfinder" with us, a fantastic online resource for finding age and reading-leveling appropriate books. We just had to share it with you! Read More »
Tips for Working with English Language Learners
From Spanish to Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, and Armenian, many of our KOREH L.A. volunteers work with LAUSD students that are English Language Learners (ELL). Read More »
Literacy Resources Online - Reading Is Fundamental
One of KOREH L.A.'s partners in closing the achievement gap for Los Angeles children is the local chapter of Reading is Fundamental (RIF). The RIF website is a fantastic literacy resource for both children and adults. Read More »
February Literacy Events in Los Angeles
The celebration of Black History Month and Valentine's Day provide ample inspiration for extra-special story times during February! Read More »
‘Tis the Season for Hot Chocolate and Holiday Stories!
‘Tis the season for wintery literacy events! While Los Angeles might not have actual snowflakes, that certainly does not mean we can't have wintery fun! Read More »
Helpful Hints, Terrific Tips: Ways to Improve your Ability to Teach Students
With the school year under way, our volunteers are making their way into classrooms all across Los Angeles. Even our most experienced volunteers ask for tips to effectively help reluctant readers. Therefore, I wanted to share this list of tips for reading with children from Sylvan Dell Publishing. Read More »
Spooky and Spectacular Halloween Literacy Events for Children
Hallowen is just two weeks away and I, for one, am already excited for eating lots of chocolate! But celebrating Halloween does not have to be limited to eating candy. Here are some fun literacy-related events to get kids in the Halloween spirit! Kids are sure to have a "Spook-tacular" time! Read More »
Back-to-School and Ready to Volunteer!
As you eagerly await your match, here are some children's books and online tutoring resources and tips to get you excited and to help you prepare for volunteering. Read More »
