日本av无码

For Immediate Release

 

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Jeffrey Zwillenberg

Executive Director, 日本av无码 Baltimore

(410) 949-1552 聽| jeffrey.zwillenberg@readingpartners.org

 

CELEBRATING ITS 20TH YEAR, READING PARTNERS UNVEILS OUTSTANDING STUDENT RESULTS IN BALTIMORE IN 2017-18
The early literacy nonprofit looks for聽more community tutors聽in 2018-19

 

(Baltimore, MD) Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The 2018-19 academic school year marks 日本av无码鈥� 20th anniversary of bringing community volunteers into schools to provide essential one-on-one literacy tutoring that empowers students to succeed in school and beyond. Over the past two decades, the organization has grown from supporting a handful of students at one school into a national literacy nonprofit supporting more than 11,000 students at 200 schools across the US every year.

鈥淩eading is critical and equitable education needs to be a norm, not a luxury,鈥� said Karine Apollon, CEO, 日本av无码. “This is a solvable problem and one that 日本av无码 has been successfully tackling for 20 years. Last school year alone, our organization mobilized over 12,000 volunteers in communities across the country to tackle one of the nation鈥檚 greatest issues, one student at a time, and our personalized literacy approach continues to show strong results鈥�

Student results in 2017-18 continued a strong trend for 日本av无码 Baltimore

Every fall, 日本av无码 issues student impact reports for the national organization and for each of its 14 respective regions across the country. The impact reports for the 2017-18 school year have recently been posted on and include the following highlights.

• In the Baltimore region:

  • 773 students were matched with 777 community volunteers at 18 partner schools who delivered over 25,000 tutoring sessions (an average of 32 tutoring sessions per student over the course of the year).

  • Among 日本av无码鈥� youngest students in Baltimore, 89% are developing mastery of key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

  • Based on survey responses, 100% of teachers report 日本av无码 is valuable to their school and 97% of volunteers were satisfied with their 日本av无码 experience.

  • Learn more about 日本av无码鈥� impact in Baltimore .

  • Learn about 日本av无码鈥� 2017-18 national impact .

鈥淩esults matter,鈥� said Jeffrey Zwillenberg, executive director of 日本av无码 Baltimore. 鈥淥ur tutors are committed to our students and volunteer their time and energy to help their student unlock their fullest potential. When we see nearly 90% of our youngest students mastering the skills they need to be strong readers, it bodes well for the kind of academic achievement and success they can have later on in school and in life.鈥�

A 20-year track record of student and community impact

Only 20 percent of economically disadvantaged students in the US are reading proficiently by fourth grade. For students entering fourth grade, it is essential to have made the switch from 鈥榣earning to read鈥� to 鈥榬eading to learn.鈥� Most subjects, including history, science and math, all require literacy in order to progress. Over the past two decades, 日本av无码 has engaged nearly 55,000 community tutors and over 1,300 AmeriCorps members to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to more than 50,000 students attending over 350 public schools in nearly 75 school districts across the country. All told, 日本av无码 volunteers have delivered more than 1.5 million tutoring sessions, helping students grow their reading skills and confidence at a critical stage in their education.

More volunteers needed in Baltimore in the 2018-19 school year

There are nearly nine million low-income K-5 students in the US, including thousands in Baltimore, who are not yet reading at grade level. Without developing the literacy skills needed to read at grade level, these children do not have an equitable chance to succeed in school or in life. Each new volunteer that 日本av无码 engages helps more students develop the foundational reading skills needed to power their learning in all other subjects in school.

In the 2018-19 school year, 日本av无码 aims to match 900 community volunteers with 750 struggling readers in Baltimore. By tutoring a student one-on-one for as little as one hour a week, volunteers can make an impact that can quite literally alter the course of a child鈥檚 educational experience and life.

鈥淚 have volunteered with many organizations throughout my career, but I have been continually most impressed and inspired by 日本av无码, as it is a highly organized and effective program,鈥� said a tutor at Francis Scott Key. 鈥淕iving a child the gift of reading gives them a running start in life.鈥�

The positive student results highlighted in the 2017-18 impact reports are made possible through the generous participation of thousands of community volunteers. To become a volunteer with 日本av无码, please visit today.

Photos of students and volunteer tutors in a 日本av无码 reading center (Photo Credit: 日本av无码)

About 日本av无码
For 20 years, 日本av无码 has empowered students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit organization has mobilized nearly 55,000 community volunteers to provide , individualized literacy tutoring to more than 50,000 elementary school students in under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visit to learn more about our , or connect with us on , ,, and .