Reading Partners Mobilizes Communities in 14 Regions Across

READING PARTNERS 2017-18 school year at a glance readingpartners

Reading Partners mobilizes communities in 14 regions across the US to provide students in under-resourced schools with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.

How Reading Partners works

PROVEN PROGRAM COMMUNITY DRIVEN INDIVIDUALIZED Gold-standard research We partner with schools, We place elementary shows Reading Partners community groups, and students into our has a positive and local volunteers to research-based statistically signiﬁcant multiply resources and curriculum at the impact on student reading impact for our students, appropriate level and use proﬁciency with a high providing them with ongoing assessments to return on investment. twice-weekly, one-on-one help tailor and focus their tutoring sessions. instruction.

Early reading skills are imperative for success in school and life

READING IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL FUTURE LEARNING Research shows that when students can read at grade level entering fourth grade, they are four times more likely to graduate from high school.

THE NEED IS SUBSTANTIAL AND URGENT Only one out of ﬁve of our nation’s fourth grade students from low-income families is reading at grade level.

Reading Partners 2017-18 goals

214 13,452 325 376,305 10,967 Partner Community AmeriCorps Tutoring Students Schools Tutors Members Sessions Served 2017-18 at a glance

Rapidly expanding our impact (students served)

2009-10 2017-18 1,240 10,967

Reading Partners serves students in National Board 14 metro-areas across the US. Dan Carroll, Chair Walter Elcock, Vice Chair Stephanie Cohen, Secretary Brad Cresswell, Treasurer Baltimore Seattle Kristyn Klei Borrero Charlotte SF Bay Area Ian Cameron Colorado Silicon Valley Ann Chen Los Angeles South Carolina Susan Hayes New York City Tulsa Harris Larney North Texas Twin Cities Jamie Slaughter Sacramento Washington, DC Jeremy Smith

CEO Karine Apollon

Signature Partners

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Reading Partners is a national 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organization (tax ID #77-0568469).