Building Better Readers
FREE Summer Tutoring — Help your child become a reader!Summer is officially here. But just because school is out doesn’t mean learning takes a break — especially when it comes to reading. Studies show students may lose up to two months of reading proficiency over the summer, and more than half of the reading achievement gap is attributed to unequal access to summer learning opportunities. That’s where the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County can help. We’ve expanded our summer tutoring program to help prevent summer reading loss. We recently trained an additional 35 Building Better Readers tutors, bringing our total number of reading tutors to 285. Students who’ve completed first through third grade can receive free in-person, one-to-one tutoring at the Coalition in Boynton Beach for one hour per week on the following days and times through August 1:
Location: Literacy Coalition, 3651 Quantum Blvd., Boynton Beach 33426. OR Virtual tutoring available, day and time to be determined by parents and tutors, via Zoom or Google Meet. Click Here to register a student for tutoringClick Here to download the flyer in EnglishHaga Clic aquí para descargar el folleto en español
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Testimonials
Now in its ninth year, the Literacy Coalition’s Building Better Readers program has expanded to serve 416 students in 28 schools and after school throughout Palm Beach County. Still grappling with the educational impacts of the pandemic, the schools and children are so grateful for the extra support of the Literacy Coalition’s trained volunteer tutors. Every child in the program is paired one-on-one with a tutor, meeting twice a week in the classroom or once a week after school, for the entire school year. As a result of the additional instruction and perhaps most importantly, the supportive relationship with a caring adult, the children are thriving. Their skills have increased and their confidence is soaring.
At New Horizons Elementary in Wellington, volunteer Sheila worked with three struggling readers who started the year reading below grade level, hesitant and self-conscious in their reading. At year’s end, Sheila shared, “As we got to know each other and spent more one-on-one time together, I could see their skills, self-confidence and pride in accomplishment grow. Through stories about mice, dinosaurs, pet flies, losing teeth and more, they discovered that reading can be fun. At school year’s end all three had turned seven, grown some inches, lost at least one tooth, and were reading at or beyond grade level.” Kara, who tutors students in the program on Zoom after school, shared that Kyler made the A/B honor roll for the first time and another student is now proudly reading chapter books. These successes are just a few examples of the impact of the program on children across the County. |
