In the today's article from Richmond Confidential, UC Berkeley's online news service for the people of Richmond, California, Tyler Orsburn helps his Richmond readers understand the WriterCoach Connection program and the benefits it will bring to the students of Richmond High School this fall.
To quote from the article:
"Fernando Ramirez is a rookie writing coach and 2004 Richmond High graduate. The bilingual aid and community outreach worker at Pinole Middle School said completing homework assignments is hard for students whose parents don’t speak English. “When I got home, my parents only spoke Spanish to me,” he said of his own time in high school. “That’s why I struggled a lot in school. I would have questions for my parents to answer and they couldn’t answer them.”"
We can't wait for the Richmond program to open its doors. In the meantime, take this opportunity to volunteer at this new WCC site!
Christine McGuinness