I have a degree in elementary education, but I am not comfortable working with kids because I sound different and worry about understanding them. Obviously, I love kids as I have three of my own. Anyway, my kids’ school PTA has a program in which volunteers help tutor kids at schools that need extra help. I couldn’t do it.

I finally got the opportunity to work with kids without a single worry. In2Books is a program where adults mentor kids and share a love for reading with them. It’s all done by mail and e-mail.

I get a grade-level appropriate book (I have two fourth grade students in Washington, DC), read it, and then write a letter about it to the students. Each book cycle (there are five total) covers a type of book. So far, we’ve had fiction, social studies, biography, and folk tale. The next, and final, book is science-related.

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