成人快播 to expand literacy access and educational equity
September 18, 2023
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TULSA, Okla.鈥摮扇丝觳 Tulsa is gearing up to expand literacy access to students across the city, even as the state鈥檚 far-right superintendent claims not enough is being done to improve reading scores.
While聽Reading聽Partners鈥 online tutoring platform,聽Reading聽Partners聽Connects, was largely developed to聽during the pandemic, the national nonprofit organization has worked to make its online tutoring even more interactive and to broaden the reach of the program to more students through national and community聽partnerships.
鈥淩eading聽Partners聽Tulsa is committed to championing universal聽reading聽proficiency for every student in our community before fourth grade,鈥 Executive Director, Olivia Martin, said.

鈥淲e聽partner聽with public school teachers, school and district administrators, non-profit organizations, local high school and college students, corporate and civic employees, and retirees to provide one-on-one, data-driven, and culturally-responsive tutoring for students across twenty-four elementary schools.鈥
In addition, Martin said students who reach grade-level reading proficiency prior to entering fourth grade are statistically much more likely to achieve academic success, attend and persist in college, and graduate with strong career prospects.
The crucial importance of reading
鈥淩eading聽is a civil right and a civic responsibility, and聽Reading聽Partners聽Tulsa will never tire of partnering with our generous and engaged community to support a bright future for every student,鈥 Martin said.
Another new initiative聽Reading聽Partners聽has been focused on is writing and publishing original books to be used in its own聽. COVER to COVER is a new book series that enables聽Reading聽Partners聽to develop content that is aligned with the science of聽reading聽as well as the scope and sequence of the organization鈥檚 online and in-person curricula.
The stories include representative characters and themes so all students can see themselves reflected in the books they聽read聽while also having the opportunity to learn about the world around them through other people鈥檚 backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences.
2022-23 results highlight the literacy progress of聽Reading聽Partners鈥 students
In the 2022-23 school year,聽Reading聽Partners聽continued to provide critical literacy support to students, schools, and communities. Each year,聽Reading聽Partners聽publishes reports highlighting student performance for the national organization and for each of its 12 respective regions across the country.
The impact reports for the 2022-23 school year have recently been posted on聽聽and include the following highlights in Tulsa.
- 734聽students received 12+ sessions of one-on-one tutoring
- 24,536聽total tutoring sessions were delivered to those same students
- 11%聽of sessions were delivered online via聽Reading聽Partners聽Connects
- 967聽community tutors supported students
- 18,605聽books were distributed to students through the 鈥淭ake聽Reading聽With You鈥 program
- 83%聽of all聽Reading聽Partners聽students finished the year meeting or exceeding their primary end-of-year literacy growth goals
- 83%聽of K-2聽Reading聽Partners聽students were developing mastery of key foundational聽reading聽skills needed to聽read聽and grade level
- 800+聽students received Booked Up For Summer backpacks full of books and family literacy activities to support聽reading聽all summer
- Learn more about聽Reading聽Partners鈥 impact in Tulsa聽.
- Learn about聽Reading聽Partners鈥 national impact聽.
Rosemary Harris, five-year tutor and聽Reading聽Partners聽Tulsa Advisory Board member, continues to serve because 鈥渟pending time with students is life changing for my students and for me,鈥 Harris said.聽鈥淩eading聽is the foundation for all learning, and only 45 minutes a week can make a real impact. Everyone should join us!鈥
Volunteer support will help drive student impact in Tulsa
Heading into the new school year,聽Reading聽Partners聽Tulsa anticipates needing 1,250 community volunteers to support students鈥 literacy development. Please follow聽聽if you鈥檙e interested in investing one hour a week to help empower a student through聽reading.
Reading聽Partners聽also gets help from AmeriCorps members to train and provide ongoing support to literacy volunteers.
笔濒别补蝉别听聽if you鈥檙e interested in becoming an AmeriCorps member at聽Reading聽Partners.