What Others Are Saying.................. _____________________________________________________ "The St. Louis Public School's 21st Century Community Learning Centers After School Program, is Soaring Beyond Expectations in the New Millennium with the help and support of Community Partners like Loretta Washington”.
Yvette Clinton Gilleylen - Program Administrator 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Public Schools - St. Louis, Missouri
_____________________________________________________________________________
"Ms. Washington, the Students were really amazed at how you changed your voice when you were different characters. We have noticed that the students are modeling that behavior in their reading. We continue to talk about the experience" Colinas del Norte Elementary School Rio Rancho Public Schools Rio Rancho, Mew Mexico _____________________________________________________________________________
“Loretta Washington is a fabulous addition to our dementia related recreation program. It is amazing to watch our residents become so engaged in her storytelling."
Megan Martinez, CTRS
Director of Recreation
Missouri Disabled Veterans Home
_____________________________________________________________________________ "Dressed in a black sweater and pants, Washington stood on steps and held the students - and their teachers - in the palm of her hand as she told them stories about Mama, who had 12 children. Washington's grandmother was the youngest". St. Louis Post Dispatch Newspaper _____________________________________________________________________________
“As a certified Read From the Start Discussion Leader, Loretta Washington enthusiastically guides small groups of parents through a selection of children’s books. Using open-ended questions, story-telling techniques, and a genuine love of language, Loretta helps parents discover the joy of reading to their young children”.
Julie Douglas - Family Program Specialist
Missouri Humanities Council – Read From the Start
Here’s what participants are saying after attending a Read From the Start workshop led by Loretta........
“I really enjoyed the presentation. I am a mother as well as a teacher and I learned a lot!”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the new and fresh perspective with which Ms. Washington taught me to read to my children.”
“It was a good and fun workshop. It showed me how I can change up the different ways I tell stories.”
“Read From the Start will teach you how to interact with your children. Be more creative through reading the story and you can make activities.”
Missouri Humanities Council – Read From the Start Participants
______________________________________________________________________________ "Listening to Loretta tell stories is like listening to good music. She always makes me feel good, whether it's bringing up memories or making me feel I can conquer the world. My whole being lights up because of her and for this I am so thankful."
Gladys Coggswell, M.Ed.
Master Storyteller - Missouri
_____________________________________________________________________________
"It was my pleasure to be paired up with Loretta during the Maple Wood Storytelling Celebration. Her style draws all ages to be apart of the process of telling a story. She has a natural rhythm that invites your body to move and your voice to speak up and out when invited. I would consider Loretta to be a Master Storyteller."
Eldrena "Bluecorn" Douma
Storyteller - Texas
____________________________________________________________________________
Ms. Washington helped our staff realize, that to understand and utilize a student's cultural diversity could enhance learning opportunities.
Beverly Phillips – Principal
Public Schools - St. Louis, Missouri _____________________________________________________________________________
|