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Reading Assist Receives National Recognition with $1.3 Million AmeriCorps Grant Award for High-Impact Reading Tutoring Program
Funding will support 100 AmeriCorps members to serve across Delaware and fuel expansion to Pennsylvania 87% of Reading Assist Students Reach Benchmarks During 2022-23 School Year New Castle, Delaware – Reading Assist, joined by Delaware
In the News: Delaware is 1 of 5 states to get $1 million for tutoring in schools
One nonprofit selected five states to receive $1 million. Delaware is one of them. "We are grateful for this recognition and the grant, which will allow us to partner with Reading Assist to support high-dosage
In the News: ‘Band-Aid over a bullet wound’: Should schools use Covid aid to fix crumbling facilities?
NBC Nightly News - Former Reading Assist student Chase Luoma was featured in this NBC Nightly News story about use of Covid funding for tutoring services. "Colonial School District split most of its $30 million
In the News: Reading Nonprofit Helps 4th Grader Learn to Love Library
Delaware LIVE -- In spring 2021, Ameilia Carrubba’s struggles with reading because of her dyslexia meant she shied away from books and reading. Learn how Reading Assist is helping students like Ameilia recover learning loss
In the News: One organization assists Delaware students in recovering from pandemic
Delaware Public Media -- Reading Assist is helping young Delaware students recover learning loss as a result of the pandemic. This past school year was an especially successful year. Assessments of almost 600 of their
Reading Assist Helps More Than 1,000 Students in Delaware Recover Learning Loss
Reading Assist Helps More Than 1,000 Students in Delaware Recover Learning Loss Students Outpace Expected Reading Progress by 200% The data is in, and Reading Assist students had another record year. Reading Assist is proud
Guest Commentary: The Greatest Solvable Problem – Teaching Struggling Kids to Read
First State Educate -- Long before the pandemic, kids in Delaware were struggling to read. In this guest commentary, Reading Assist CEO Caroline O'Neal writes that kids don't have to struggle; in fact, most students
In the News: Science of reading bill heads to Senate floor with bipartisan support
Delaware LIVE -- Reading Assist CEO Caroline O’Neal weighs in on the science of reading legislation put before the Delaware Senate. “More than ever, it is important for us that we provide teachers with the
Reading Assist Hosts Fall Update Webinar
On November 18, we hosted our first ever Reading Assist Fall Update. Attendees had a chance to hear from some of the tutors who have served struggling readers over the past two years, as well
In the News: States’ urgent push to overhaul reading instruction
The Hechinger Report -- Delaware is one of several states that made revamping early literacy a priority, especially after the pandemic set kids further back. In addition to the literacy plan and the new law,
Summer Impact Report: 86% of Students Show Growth
For the first time ever, Reading Assist extended its daily, high-dosage tutoring program this summer to almost 500 struggling readers across Delaware. After just four and a half weeks of reading intervention, students made incredible
Reading Assist Welcomes Two New Board Members
Reading Assist extends a warm welcome to two new board members, James Boyd and Matt Sullivan. About James Boyd: James is a wealth management advisor at Van Buren Financial Group. Prior to joining Van Buren,
