The first week of tutoring was a great success. I was impressed with how quickly Ali, Abdi and Abdiaziz got back into the school mindset. At one point, Abdiaziz said, “I didn’t think summer school would be fun, but it is”.
Next week we will continue working on math and reading skills. Ali and Abdi are still struggling with 10′s and 1′s, so we will continue working on that skill. With Abdiaziz, we are going to work more on adding vocabulary and reading fluency. We will also start journals for all the students with the intention of expanding their writing skills.
I look forward to continuing to tutor and it has been very rewarding. Thanks for all your help and support!
PDX Summer School provides tutoring services for low income, ESL students from Mill Park Elementary. My name is Tim Schulze and I was inspired to start PDX Summer School from my work at Mill Park as a 1st grade teacher.
I graduated from the University of Oregon in 2004 with a degree in psychology. In 2009 I earned my Masters in the Art of Education from Lewis and Clark College in Portland. While at Lewis and Clark I took all the coursework necessary to get my ESOL (English speakers of other languages) endorsement. I followed this up by completing my ESOL practicum at Mill Park Elementary. This direct experience with ESL (English as a second language) students motivated me to start PDX Summer School.
I am very excited about PDX Summer School and am anxious to start tutoring students!