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89% of Students Reach Benchmarks in Foundational Reading Skills Wilmington, Delaware - It’s been another exciting year at Reading Assist, with almost 1,200 students served across three high-dosage tutoring programs. Reading Assist is proud to share its student performance results for the 2022-23 year, which includes data from its school-year, summer, and after-school programs. Based

Delaware Public Media - Reading Assist is a local, one-on-one, high dosage tutoring program that targets at-risk students before they reach 4th grade. And its success in Delaware is drawing $3.9 in federal funding to expand.

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 Governor John Carney, U.S. Senator Chris Coons, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith, and Delaware Department of Education Secretary Mark Holodick,

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 reading tutoring across Delaware starting this summer," said Secretary of Education Mark Holodick in a statement. "Helping students become strong

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 American Rescue Plan investment between air quality improvements and educational programs, like Reading Assist: a one-on-one tutoring service that aids

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 wake of the Covid-19 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 students in kindergarten to third grade found 70% reached benchmarks in early foundational reading skills.

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 to share its student performance results for the 2021-22 year, which now includes a full 12 months of high-dosage tutoring

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 can learn to read by first grade with proper instruction.

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 right curriculum, the right training and the right resources to do their jobs,” she said.