Improving literacy outcomes is a national priority. High-quality evidence-based curriculum and teacher training can lay the foundation for improved reading outcomes, but to truly close the literacy gap, we must provide students who enter first grade below grade level with high-dosage tutoring targeted at their precise learning gaps.
Research shows that first grade is a critical window for catching up. 85% of students who read at grade level by the end of first grade stay on track through third grade. In contrast, only 12% of those who fall behind in first grade manage to catch up later.
On Benchmark at End of First Grade
Not on Benchmark at End of First Grade
One-to-one, virtual Science of Reading-based tutoring closes students’ decoding gaps, helping them quickly catch up and read at grade level. 15-minute daily sessions with expert reading tutors teach students the foundational skills they need to become confident and fluent readers.
Our mission is to close the K-12 literacy gap by ensuring that every student who enters first grade reading below grade level receives the literacy tutoring they need to become a confident, fluent reader.
Support our new mission to raise enough funding to end the literacy crisis by providing tutoring to every first grader who needs it.
