8, 2nd-grader at Oakbrook Elementary
―All I know is it was fun when I was there!‖
Taniasha was only 3 years old when she lived
at Our House, so she doesn‘t remember much
about her days in the Family House or in
Little Learners Child Development Center.
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As a 6-year-old alumna kid, Taniasha was old
enough to participate in the summer youth
program with her older sister and brothers
two years ago. Her favorite part was when she
―got on computers and learned a lot of stuff.‖
Not a surprising favorite for this smart little
girl. Smiling, Taniasha modestly says, ―I‘m
really not that smart,‖ but that clearly isn‘t
true. She plans to be a psychologist ―because I
love to read.‖ She understands that being a
psychologist will require a lot of studying, and
she‘s prepared to do it. She reads as often as
she can and is proud when she reads books
that are over her reading level. Taniasha is a
kid who loves to learn. ―I‘m good at math and
science. I‘m good at writing letters.‖
Kids Taniasha‘s age get plenty of opportunities
for reading at Our House. In Little Learners,
the kids love to grab books and run to claim a
spot in a volunteer‘s lap for story time. In Our
Club, the school-age kids have individual
reading time after they finish their homework.
Kids can read on their own, choosing books
from the Our Club bookcases, or they can pair
with a volunteer tutor to work on reading skills.