Beacon Literacy Welcomes Seana Fisher to the Family...

Former high school teacher Seana Fisher decided to become a reading tutor because she loves words and reading and hopes to make each of her students feel the same way! Seana taught a variety of subjects to grades 9 -12 for 4 years in Los Angeles. She has lived in lots of places around the country and over the years has moved from Chicago to Fargo to Sacramento to Los Angeles to Nashville to Columbia. She was recently filmed for the HGTV show House Hunters because she moved once again, this time to her new house on Old Hickory Lake. You can see your very own reading tutor on TV starting in May of 2010. Now that's almost as fun as reading!

Things coming up in 2010

We are very excited about the new year. In January of 2010, we will be hosting a Parent Workshop called A Parent's Guide to Reading. This event will focus on educating parents on what can be done at home to encourage reading development. We will focus on students in PreK through the third grade. More information about this event can be seen at www.beaconliteracy.com/news.php . I do hope that if you live in the Mt. Juliet or surrounding areas (Lebanon, Old Hickory, Hermitage, Donelson, Goodlettsville, Murfreesboro...) that you will make plans to attend. This event will be held in Old Hickory - please let us know if you are interested, and we will provide additional information.

Also, we will be welcoming five tutors to our team, and so will have openings for reading tutoring starting on January 10, 2010. If you or someone you know is in need of reading assistance, please contact us at info@beaconliteracy.com so that we can set a time for your free screening and introductory lesson. If you are interested in tutoring for us or in setting the program up at your school or organization, we would love to hear from you as well.

We will have a busy and exciting new year, and hope that you will join us as we continue to grow and reach out to the community!

Making progress

Well, Cooper did remember his glasses, and we made it through the story. He did great! Much better than I anticipated. He did not struggle with any part of the story, and even stopped to tell me his thoughts on certain comical events in the story - like the pig that didn't like the mud - without any prompting. That is one of my favorite things about Cooper. He truly engaging himself in his work, even the most mundane. So, he will be working on that story until Monday, and then we will get back to our regular lessons.

Cooper tells me that his reading is getting better, and things are a little easier! That's what I like to hear! We are 7 lessons into our twenty, I'll keep you posted!