猫咪AV

Seeking local volunteers for the 2019-20 school year听

One hour can empower! In the 2019-20 school year, 猫咪AV aims to match 750 community volunteers with 600 elementary students struggling to read in Baltimore. By tutoring a student one-on-one for as little as an hour a week, volunteers can make an impact that can quite literally alter the course of a child鈥檚 educational experience and life.

[My student shared] that he really liked reading now. I attribute this [not only] to the Reading Partner curriculum but also to the special one-on-one tutoring time that affords the students an opportunity to be heard and to know that someone really cares that the student improves their reading!

said a 猫咪AV Baltimore volunteer tutor.

The need is real听

In Maryland, only 24% of economically disadvantaged students are reading proficiently by the fourth grade. The nationwide trends are similar鈥攏early nine million elementary school students from low-income homes are unable to use reading as a foundational skill to power their learning in all subjects in school. Without developing the reading skills needed to read on grade level, kids don鈥檛 have an equitable chance to succeed in school or in life. In fact, students who can鈥檛 read by fourth grade are four times more likely to not earn a high school diploma.

猫咪AV is a proven literacy program that partners with local public schools听

In the 2018-19 school year, 猫咪AV continued to build on its history of successfully advancing early literacy in Baltimore. A national nonprofit organization, 猫咪AV collaborates with community volunteers and local public schools to provide students in under-resourced schools with the proven, individualized reading intervention they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. 猫咪AV collaborates with teachers and principals at local public elementary schools to identify students reading behind grade level and provide them with personalized literacy instruction in a dedicated 鈥渞eading center鈥� space at their school.

2018-19 results highlight deep community impact听听

Each year, 猫咪AV publishes student impact reports for the national organization and for each of its 13 respective regions across the country. The impact reports for the 2018-19 school year have recently been posted on听听and include the following highlights.

• In Baltimore:

  • Nearly 600 students were matched with 716 community volunteers at 15 partner schools who delivered a total of over 21,000 tutoring sessions over the course of the year.
  • Among 猫咪AV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 principals report improved school-wide reading progress, 100% of teachers report 猫咪AV is valuable to their school and 96% of volunteers were satisfied with their 猫咪AV experience.
  • Learn more about 猫咪AV鈥� impact in Baltimore听here.
  • Learn about 猫咪AV鈥� national impact听here.

At 猫咪AV, we strive for a day when all children in Baltimore city have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential. Our students achieved great things last year and we are committed to continuing to partner with our schools, communities, and students to ensure that these results are lasting and life-changing.

said executive director, Jeffrey听Zwillenberg.

The impressive student results highlighted in the 2018-19 impact reports are fueled by the generous participation of thousands of community volunteers. One hour truly can empower!

Tutoring in Baltimore starts as early as September 23. To become a volunteer with 猫咪AV, please visit听听迟辞诲补测.

 

About 猫咪AV

贵辞谤听20 years, 猫咪AV 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 more than 60,000 community volunteers to provide听, individualized literacy tutoring to nearly 60,000 elementary school students in over 400 under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visit听to learn more about our听program impact, or connect with us on,听,, and听.