Lowman is one of three superstar kindergarten teachers reading to kids in the program, which serves up to a thousand kids. The center contributed to the monthlong summer program, run by the School District of Philadelphia, for the second year in a row. "Because she is such an engaging storyteller, the children were absolutely glued to their screens," said Casey Henderson, a research associate at the Penn Child Research Center. During this year's Summer Kindergarten Transition Program, she read "The Giant Jelly Bean Jar" to a captivated Zoom classroom. It's even trickier when the 5-year-olds are in 25 different rooms.įor Glenza Low m an, charming these kids comes naturally.
It's not easy to get a room full of 5-year-olds to pay attention.