High-Impact Tutoring

Reading Assist tutor working one-on-one with elementary student on literacy skills

Reading Help for the Most Struggling Readers

Reading Assist partners with schools to support students in kindergarten through third grade who are in the lowest 25% for reading proficiency.

Through our high-impact tutoring model, trained Reading Assist Fellows provide structured literacy support to students who need intensive help building foundational reading skills. Sessions are delivered one-on-one or in pairs for 30 to 40 minutes, three to five times each week.

Our program is rooted in the science of reading and can also align with a district’s preferred literacy curriculum.

Tutoring Options

Reading Assist offers tutoring support during the school year, after school, and through summer programming.

School-Year Tutoring:

Daily, intensive one-on-one reading support integrated directly into the academic school day.

After-School Tutoring:

Targeted literacy intervention designed to extend learning opportunities beyond standard school hours.

Summer Tutoring:

High-impact, focused programming to ensure skill retention and prevent reading regression between school years (maximum of six weeks).

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Reading Assist tutor works one-on-one with student using tablet for literacy instruction

Our Results

Reading Assist assesses early literacy and grade-level reading skills for students three times per year. We see positive results within four months of reading intervention, and more than 85% of our students reach benchmarks by the end of the school year. Our students also regularly outpace expected progress in oral reading fluency.

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Training

Reading Assist Fellows are trained in Reading Assist’s accredited intervention program, which follows the science of reading and focuses on foundational reading skills.

Key areas of instruction include:

  • Phonological Awareness
    The ability to hear and work with the sound structure of spoken language.
  • Decoding
    The ability to read familiar words accurately and decode unfamiliar words.
Reading Assist tutor working with student using colorful cards on whiteboard for literacy instruction

Sample Curriculum

Preview the evidence-based components included across our training modules:

Testimonials

  • “Jazzelle has done an AMAZING job with one of my kindergarten students. This student was struggling with letters, sounds, and blending to read words. This student now knows most letters and sounds and is also able to blend CVC words to read them! Thank you so much for all that you do and have done to help this student!”
    Long Neck Elementary
    Millsboro, DE
  • “The high point has been seeing students gain confidence as their reading skills improve. Watching students make connections between sounds and words, and become more willing to participate, has been very rewarding. The structure and purpose of the program make it easy to see growth over time.”
    Jaime
    Reading Assist Fellow
  • “The high point of my experience with Reading Assist so far is seeing my students’ confidence grow when reading. All of my students began the year with low confidence, but I can now say that they all look forward to the reading portion of our lessons, as well as the constant progression and growth shown in the weekly progress monitoring.”
    Makhia
    Reading Assist Fellow
  • “Rebecca, Ethan and Urmi are amazing. The kids are so excited about going to their session. They are such a joy to have in our community. The Reading Assist team are simply amazing.”
    Roots Public Charter School
    Washington, DC
  • “Gabi is such a kind, caring person. The kids love reading with her. She goes above and beyond to support her students, from building connections with them to attending their I&RS meetings. She is a high-level professional and we are so thankful to have her here!”
    Magnolia School
    Magnolia, NJ

Partner With Us to Transform Reading Outcomes

Discover how Reading Assist brings evidence-based, structured literacy support directly to your classrooms to help young learners make measurable progress.

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