猫咪AV

For Immediate Release:

Contact:
Karen Gardner
Executive Director, 猫咪AV Washington,听DC
(202) 701-9110听听| 听karen.gardner@readingpartners.org听听听听听听听听听听听

READING PARTNERS WASHINGTON,听DC听DELIVERED STRONG STUDENT IMPACT RESULTS IN THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR

The early literacy nonprofit contributed to significant reading improvement results for DCPS students on statewide testing

(奥补蝉丑颈苍驳迟辞苍,听DC) August 28, 2017 —

When District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)听听some results showing impressive improvement in reading for students on the 2017 statewide tests (PARCC), 猫咪AV was proud to have contributed to the continued success.

PARCC results revealed a 9.2 percentage point increase in reading proficiency among low-income DCPS students. With 20 reading centers at DCPS elementary schools in the 2016-17 school year, 猫咪AV was able to demonstrate with data and metrics that its programs and curriculum move students to higher reading proficiency.

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 partners 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.

2016-17 school year results were strong

Each year, 猫咪AV issues student impact reports for the national organization and for each of its 14 respective regions across the country. The impact reports for the 2016-17 school year have recently been posted on听听and include the following highlights.

• In the Washington,听DC听谤别驳颈辞苍:

  • 1,035 students were matched with 606 community volunteers at 20 partner schools. Students received a total of 40,501 tutoring sessions over the course of the year.

  • Among 猫咪AV鈥� youngest students in Washington,听DC, 95% mastered key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

  • Based on survey responses, 97% of teachers report 猫咪AV is valuable to their school and 97% of volunteers were satisfied with their 猫咪AV experience.

  • Learn more about 猫咪AV鈥� impact in Washington,听DC听.

  • Learn about 猫咪AV鈥� national impact听.

鈥淲e are so grateful to partner with DCPS and with听DC鈥檚 Charter Schools so that hundreds more students will have the essential reading skills they need in order to be confident learners. The impressive improvement in PARCC scores brings me hope that, collectively, we will close the opportunity gap for听DC鈥檚 incredibly promising students!鈥澨�-Karen Gardner, Executive Director of 猫咪AV Washington,听DC

Calling all volunteers for the 2017-18 school year

Nationwide, only one in five low-income students is reading proficiently by the fourth grade. Tragically, this translates into nearly nine million low-income elementary school students who are unable to use reading as a foundational skill to power their learning in all other subjects in school. Reading is, quite simply, a necessary platform for all future learning. 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. Students who can鈥檛 read by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of school or not earn a high school diploma.

In the 2017-18 school year, 猫咪AV aims to match 1,100 community tutors with 925 struggling readers in Washington,听DC. 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.

鈥淚t鈥檚 important for me to come back and help young people in my city as much as a I can. Being involved in 猫咪AV and tutoring with students is a great way for me to give back and invest in this community that gave me so much.鈥澨�-William Harrison, volunteer reading partner

The impressive student results highlighted in the 2016-17 impact reports are made attainable by the generous participation of thousands of community volunteers. To become a volunteer with 猫咪AV, please visit听听today.

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About 猫咪AV
猫咪AV empowers 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 provided听, individualized literacy tutoring to nearly 45,000 elementary school students in under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visit听, or connect with us on听,听, and听, to learn more.