Literacy Intervention / After School Tutoring
Reading And Beyond’s first program was the reading tutoring program for children who were struggling in school. It’s common for children to enroll in the program who are one to five grade levels behind. Our literacy intervention program is research-based and developed, using the best practices in the field.
The goal is for a child who is enrolled in the program, for six months or longer, to improve by at least one grade level in reading and comprehension. To monitor their progress, each child’s reading level is assessed every ten weeks.
Our Literacy Intervention/After School Program operates in three different formats:
Open to any elementary school child in Fresno. Students who attend community sites are tutored by a volunteer, twice per week. All tutoring is one-on-one. There is typically a wait list of two to three months at each community site.
Reading And Beyond operates community sites at Hope Lutheran Church, First Covenant Church, and Wesley Methodist Church.
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Open to children who attend specific schools. At school sites, students attend for three hours, five days per week, and participate in literacy intervention, homework, and enrichment activities. All literacy tutoring is done in a small group setting by paid staff.
Reading And Beyond operates school sites at Balderas, Heaton, Storey, and Wishon Elementary Schools.
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S.E.S. tutoring is offered during the spring for students in grades K-12, who attend qualified schools. Students are tutored one-on-one or in small groups by staff, two times per week.
In the 2007-2008 school year, Reading And Beyond operated this program in Fresno and Kerman school districts.
2008 Program Highlights
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In 2008, 1,137 students were enrolled in our literacy intervention program. -
70% of the students enrolled in the program for six months or longer improved at least one grade level in reading.
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In December, our tutoring program was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Kerri Briggs.