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Storytime with Heroes—Coming Soon!

The Franklin High School Football team is offering hope to K-8 students in The Shadow Project through story-telling. Sign up now to get the videos straight to your inbox when they are published.

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teaching dyslexic students to read

December 2020 Newsletter

Why We Love Special Education Teachers On this Giving Tuesday, we express our appreciation for these dedicated teachers, whose work has never been more challenging than right now. Remote learning is an especially difficult format for children with disabilities. Despite being exhausted by the stresses of the pandemic, special ed teachers

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Dyslexia, A Very Different Journey for BIPOC Students

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. This is close to our hearts at Shadow Project. We hear from parents every day who see their kids struggling with reading due to disabilities, and we know that in Oregon just 22% of 3rd graders with disabilities are proficient in reading. But here’s what we

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Why Les Schwab Tires Sponsors The Shadow Project

Aaron Smithers, Les Schwab Tires Store Manager in Portland, OR, explains why supporting The Shadow Project is more important now than ever. Les Schwab generously sponsors seven Portland schools to receive our Reading Mentoring program. Reading Mentoring pairs K-8 students who are struggling to read with a volunteer Reading Mentor

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September 2020 Newsletter

“My advice for other kids is to feel good about yourself. Other people have challenges too. You should feel great about yourself and the way you are.” —Bailey Lutz, Student of the Month A Message from Our New Board President I am a single mother who works full time. My oldest child

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