If you didn’t know any better, upon walking into the Freedom Reader’s site in Conway, you might question whether any learning is going on. The people here – adults and children – are having too much fun.
The music is pumping and one child, who looks to be about 8 years old, is dancing. While the aim of the program is to always make learning fun, today’s session is a little different; it’s a celebration of the accomplishments the children in the program have made during the summer session. One can rest assured, however, that these children and their tutors are serious about at least one thing – reading.
The mission of Freedom Readers, Inc. is to improve reading skills in low wealth communities by providing one-to-one literacy tutoring, free books for home libraries, and an inspiring, high-energy learning environment.
In the current edition of Insight, which is a short feature, Bhakti Larry Hough visits the Freedom Readers site at Huckabee Heights in Conway and speaks with founder and executive director Tracy Bailey, students and tutors.
