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Introducing Board Member Pat McCune
I have a long history with Family Learning Institute; some casual, some less so. Ed Stein, my husband, knew Larry Sperling long before we met in 1982. When Doris was thinking about retirement, she asked [...]
Introducing new Board Member Melissa Bruzzano
My good friend and fellow board member, Tom Bellinson, got me interested in the Family Learning Institute. As soon as I met the board and heard about their dedication to the mission of the [...]
Summer reading camp begins in June
“Grandparents who tutor the students have a great deal of patience,” says Sandy Bowers, specialist for the Foster Grandparent Program. “That patience goes a long way toward helping young children stay motivated to keep up [...]
Year-end wrap up: Helping 185 students become better readers
America Reads, the work-study program that trains University of Michigan students as reading tutors, made a significant contribution. Some 30 U-M students joined our core group of tutors. FLI tutors attend training sessions and [...]
New tutoring site in Ypsilanti focuses on beginning readers
“We are working with beginning readers,” said Caroline Nathans, program director for the site and a former teacher and reading consultant. “Our tutors are helping students master basic foundational skills needed to read. Support at [...]
Jennifer Melchi, graphic designer, honored with the Judith Hommel Award
The award is especially meaningful for Melchi because in 2009 she competed in a design contest initiated by the late Judith Hommel, who was Executive Director to the President at Washtenaw Community College. Melchi won [...]
Community leader joins FLI Board and Tutoring Team
For years, businessman Collyer Smith has tutored children in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti through local organizations, including the Family Learning Institute. He has learned that you have to make tutoring fun for the students. Collyer is [...]
Partnership taps U-M students to serve as FLI tutors
FLI and America Reads Tutoring areworking together to help children become skilled readers. The partnership started a few years ago when American Reads tutors from the University of Michigan’s Ginsberg Center were assigned to FLI’s summer literacy [...]
Annual Spelling Bee is sure to make you smile, while raising funds for FLI programs
Join us for FLI’s annual Spelling Bee, where the words to be spelled are challenging, but the contestants remain undaunted. You are sure to have fun whether you are in the audience or on a [...]