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To Whom it May Concern: As the Bilingual Program Coordinator and Site Supervisor at For Love O Children !FLOC"# $ have had the pleasure to %or& %ith Ale'andra (idley) Ale'andra has volunteered at our %ee&ly t%o*hour Saturday a ternoon tutoring program at FLOC since March) FLOC provides one*on*one tutoring or lo%*income youth in Washington# +)C) Our students are ,elo% grade level and o ten times have very speci ic learning challenges) $n this role she plans %ee&ly lessons ,ased on our curriculum and implements creative games in order to %or& on her student-s areas o gro%th) Ale'andra has %or&ed closely %ith a student %ith very speci ic challenges) $n order to optimi.e this speci ic student-s learning# Ale'andra has ,een very involved and active through*out the tutoring sessions) She has provided the student %ith incredi,le support and has implemented the curriculum in creative %ays to appeal to his interests and %or& %ith his strengths) Furthermore# she has developed a relationship %ith the student and ,een a,le to empo%er him through these sessions in order to ,etter his sel *esteem) /ota,ly# Ale'andra has helped him develop his sel *esteem ,y intentionally ma&ing mista&es hersel to sho% the student that it is o&ay to ma&e these mista&es) This in turn has created a sense o trust) $ %ould highly recommend Ale'andra or uture internships) Although $ have not &no%n Ale'andra or very long# she has sho%n e'cellent interpersonal s&ills# is incredi,ly relia,le# and is dedicated to the %or& she does at For Love o Children) She is also compassionate# patient# and understanding0three 1ualities that are 1uintessential to %or&ing %ith children) Please eel ree to contact me i you have any urther 1uestions) Sincerely# Sarah Arango Bilingual Program Coordinator For Love o Children 2345 Colum,ia (oad /W Washington# +C 67778 Phone: !676" 598*5:73 ;mail: sarango< loc)org %%%) loc)org

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