Wow! What an amazing first couple of weeks it has been. The kids have adjusted really well to the new format at the Impact Learning Center. They seem to be beginning to see value in what we do in the read room as well as in tutoring and are enjoying getting to know the staff and volunteers. Milandra came back from tutoring the first day and taught us the sign language word her tutor had showed her. Daddiz came back to report, "I love that place, my guy is so cool!"
Things have settled into a nice routine in the read room. It's interesting to see the kids relate the books we've read to their lives. They comment on everything from, "Wow, that picture looks like my little sister!" to "Oh, he was really mean to the new kid. That's not nice at all." The kids seem to enjoy the other activities we also do. They did great thinking about what respectful words sound like and had a blast trying to come up with 100 acts of kindness.
Yesterday we talked about their own dreams and what they want reading to help them do. Madison said, "I can't read the big Bible, but I can keep practicing and read a little kid Bible and then I'll know more about God." Many kids said they want reading to help them be a doctor. Some said they want to improve their reading to do better in school.
My prayer is that the kids will understand that God made them smart and that He will help them achieve all these goals if they'll only let Him. We've worked hard setting the foundation for the essentials at the ILC and re-affirming the importance of reading well. I'm so excited to get busy with our reading strategies and see how God grows us all this quarter.
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