NCCU Awards "Helping Teachers Teach" Grant

Photo: Teresa Arnold, President/CEO of Northeast Community Credit Union presents the Helping Teachers Teach grant check to Curry Deloach, RTI Specialist at Central Elementary School.

Deloach applied for the Helping Teachers Teach grant to purchase a Versatiles Literacy System. The Versatiles system provides an alternative to practice workbooks. The system gives students the opportunity to master phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

“Versatiles seamlessly integrates science and social studies appropriate for grade level,” Deloach said. “It combines the challenge of a puzzle with standards aligned skills practice, and helps students develop fluency of key concepts and skills. Students will be able to practice skills using an alternative approach to worksheets. Students can self-check their answers and they enjoy doing hands-on, independent activities.”

Northeast Community Credit Union awards $300 every month to a classroom to be utilized for classroom needs, classroom activities, and academic enrichment.  Helping Teachers Teach is open to teachers within Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan and Washington counties that are members of Northeast Community Credit Union.  Teachers may become members at any NCCU location and can download the application at the credit union’s website:  www.BeMyCU.org.