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Cassy Charyn,

Executive Director, 成人快播 Seattle

(206) 335-6699 | cassy.charyn@readingpartners.org

 

CELEBRATING ITS 20TH YEAR OF NATIONWIDE IMPACT, READING PARTNERS UNVEILS OUTSTANDING STUDENT RESULTS IN SEATTLE IN 2017-18
The early literacy nonprofit looks for more community tutors in 2018-19

(Seattle, WA) September 18, 2018

The 2018-19 academic school year marks 成人快播鈥� 20th anniversary of bringing community volunteers into schools to provide essential one-on-one literacy tutoring that empowers students to succeed in school and beyond. Over the past two decades, the organization has grown from supporting a handful of students at one school into a national literacy nonprofit supporting more than 11,000 students at 200 schools across the US every year.

鈥淩eading is critical and equitable education needs to be a norm, not a luxury,鈥� said Karine Apollon, CEO, 成人快播. “This is a solvable problem and one that 成人快播 has been successfully tackling for 20 years. Last school year alone, our organization mobilized over 12,000 volunteers in communities across the country to tackle one of the nation鈥檚 greatest issues, one student at a time, and our personalized literacy approach continues to show strong results.鈥�

Student results in 2017-18 continued a strong trend for 成人快播 Seattle

Every fall, 成人快播 issues student impact reports for the national organization and for each of its 14 respective regions across the country. The impact reports for the 2017-18 school year have recently been posted on and include the following highlights.

• In the Seattle region:

  • 218 students were matched with 307 community volunteers at 4 partner schools who delivered a total of 8,426 tutoring sessions (an average of 38 tutoring sessions per student over the course of the year).

  • Among 成人快播鈥� youngest students in Seattle, 90% are developing mastery of key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

  • Based on survey responses, 100% of principals report improved school-wide reading progress, 100% of teachers report 成人快播 is valuable to their school and 96% of volunteers were satisfied with their 成人快播 experience.

  • Learn more about 成人快播鈥� impact in Seattle .

  • Learn about 成人快播鈥� 2017-18 national impact .

“We are deeply proud of the tremendous results our students achieved last year with support from our incredible Seattle community,鈥� said Cassy Charyn, executive director of 成人快播 Seattle. 鈥淎dditionally, in the coming school year, we are excited to report that we will be expanding to a fifth school partner, Broadview-Thomson K-8, and we look forward to providing this proven program to even more Seattle students.”

A 20-year track record of student and community impact

Only 20 percent of economically disadvantaged students in the US are reading proficiently by fourth grade. For students entering fourth grade, it is essential to have made the switch from 鈥榣earning to read鈥� to 鈥榬eading to learn.鈥� Most subjects, including history, science and math, all require literacy in order to progress. Over the past two decades, 成人快播 has engaged nearly 55,000 community tutors and over 1,300 AmeriCorps members to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring to more than 50,000 students attending over 350 public schools in nearly 75 school districts across the country. All told, 成人快播 volunteers have delivered more than 1.5 million tutoring sessions, helping students grow their reading skills and confidence at a critical stage in their education.

More volunteers needed in Seattle in the 2018-19 school year

There are nearly nine million low-income K-5 students in the US, including thousands in Seattle, who are not yet reading at grade level. Without developing the literacy skills needed to read at grade level, these children do not have an equitable chance to succeed in school or in life. Each new volunteer who 成人快播 engages helps more students develop the foundational reading skills needed to power their learning in all other subjects in school.

In the 2018-19 school year, 成人快播 aims to match 350 community volunteers with 250 struggling readers in Seattle. By tutoring a student one-on-one for as little as one hour a week, volunteers can make an impact that can quite literally alter the course of a child鈥檚 educational experience and life.

鈥淎t first I wasn鈥檛 sure if my student was making much progress,鈥� said Gwen Sherman, a volunteer tutor. 鈥淭hen, everything seemed to click, and she began reading easily and with expression. It was clear that the regular attention and practice was instrumental to her skill building. I鈥檓 so thrilled to see her transformation into a more confident reader!”

The positive student results highlighted in the 2017-18 impact reports are made possible through the generous participation of thousands of community volunteers. To become a volunteer with 成人快播, please visit today.

Photos of students and volunteer tutors in a 成人快播鈥� reading center (Photo Credit: 成人快播)

About 成人快播
For 20 years, 成人快播 has empowered students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit organization has mobilized nearly 55,000 community volunteers to provide , individualized literacy tutoring to more than 50,000 elementary school students in under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visit to learn more about our , or connect with us on , ,, and .