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Reading Assist Releases 2020-21 Impact Report
Despite a mostly virtual instructional year, Reading Assist students made incredible strides. We welcomed our largest cohort of Reading Assist Fellows to date to serve, and they adapted as schedules changed and children shifted from
In the News: Schools grapple with helping students bounce back from COVID compromised learning
Delaware Public Media -- The consensus is that the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on schools left many students learning less than they would in a normal year. How best to catch-up is a question schools and
Reading Assist Releases Special Edition Winter 2021 Impact Report
When Delaware schools closed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Reading Assist quickly pivoted so our fellows could continue to provide reading intervention to their students online. A virtual spring gave
Reading Assist Has a New Look!
We are so excited to unveil our brand-new look! We’ve revamped our brand identity and website to better reflect the organization we are today, and further support the Reading Assist Fellows, students, partner schools, and stakeholders
Reading Assist Releases 2019-20 Impact Report
Despite school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Reading Assist made significant strides toward our three-year strategic plan goals to extend our reach throughout the state and serve more children during the 2019-20 school year.
Reading Assist Receives AmeriCorps Recognition
Reading Assist is proud to receive national recognition for its accredited AmeriCorps program. In a highly competitive year, our program is one of only two programs in Delaware that qualified for direct federal AmeriCorps funding.
Guest Commentary: Intervening Early in Reading Troubles Helps Delaware Kids Succeed
Opinion Delaware Online -- Reading Assist Executive Director Caroline O’Neal explains why early reading intervention is the key to developing successful readers.
Reading Assist Fall 2018 Update
Learn about what Reading Assist is up to this Fall.
In the News: Reading Assist Institute in Wilmington graduates 13 reading assistants
Delaware Business Times -- The 13 graduates were the first to undertake the 50-hour training course in the accredited Reading Assist Intervention Program. It’s the only program in Delaware accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language
VIDEO: Intense literacy program changing lives in New Castle schools
Delaware Online -- Reading Assist Intervention Corps members spend 45 minutes a day, five days a week with students like Bowers teaching the “mechanics of reading" to children who struggle to connect letters and their
In the News: About half of Delaware’s third-graders struggle to read
The News Journal -- Jayden Bowers is a third-grader at New Castle Elementary School. He has to sound out a lot of words before he can recognize them. He's making progress every day with the
WSFS Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to Reading Assist
Delaware Business Now -- “The WSFS Foundation is honored to support RAI; together we will innovate, drive change and build dreams to strengthen the communities we serve." - Vernita Dorsey, Vice President and Director of
