Diane Farr, Experience Corps member
Energetic and dedicated, Diane Farr beams when she talks about tutoring through Experience Corps. Four days a week from September to June she walks through the doors of Shawnee Park Elementary School and spends a half day tutoring six or seven first graders in reading. “We work on phonics, spelling and then progressive reading,” she said. Working with the classroom teacher, she prepares 30 minute lessons for each student.
Experience Corps provides start up and on-going training for its tutors. “I see lots of improvement, from September to January when start challenging them with chapter books.” “And the students are saying, ‘I can do this.’ I love hearing that!
Retired from Keebler and Sears, Diane is an avid reader and grew up reading “all kinds” of books. “I feel like I’m doing something in the community and giving the kids something they might not otherwise get,” she said.
