JVID视频

Seeking local volunteers for the 2019-20 school year

One hour can empower! In the 2019-20 school year, JVID视频 aims to match 1,550 community volunteers with 1,220 elementary students struggling to read in New York City. By tutoring a student one-on-one for as little as an hour a week, volunteers can make an impact that can quite literally alter the course of a child鈥檚 educational experience and life.

This will be my 5th year volunteering with JVID视频 and I still look forward to every session. I love the interaction with my students – they make me laugh and it鈥檚 such a great feeling of accomplishment to teach them and see them progress during the school year. As an avid reader all my life I try to instill the love of reading and try to explain how books can transport you.

– Iris Keitel, JVID视频 volunteer, PS 126

The need is real

In New York state, only 24% of economically disadvantaged students are reading proficiently by the fourth grade. The nationwide trends are similar鈥攏early nine million elementary school students from low-income homes are unable to use reading as a foundational skill to power their learning in all subjects in school. Without developing the reading skills needed to read on grade level, kids don鈥檛 have an equitable chance to succeed in school or in life. In fact, students who can鈥檛 read by fourth grade are four times more likely to not earn a high school diploma.

JVID视频 is a proven literacy program that partners with local public schools

In the 2018-19 school year, JVID视频 continued to build on its history of successfully advancing early literacy in New York City. A national nonprofit organization, JVID视频 collaborates with community volunteers and local public schools to provide students in under-resourced schools with the proven, individualized reading intervention they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. JVID视频 collaborates with teachers and principals at local public elementary schools to identify students reading behind grade level and provide them with personalized literacy instruction in a dedicated 鈥渞eading center鈥� space at their school.

2018-19 results highlight deep community impact聽

Each year, JVID视频 publishes student impact reports for the national organization and for each of its 13 respective regions across the country. The impact reports for the 2018-19 school year have recently been posted on聽聽and include the following highlights.

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  • 狈别补谤濒测听1,200 students聽were matched with over聽1,300 community volunteers听补迟听20 partner schools聽who delivered more than聽34,000 tutoring sessions聽over the course of the year.

  • Among JVID视频鈥� youngest students in New York City,听91% are developing mastery聽of key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

  • Based on survey responses,听82% of principals聽report improved school-wide reading progress,听100% of teachers聽report JVID视频 is valuable to their school and聽96% of volunteers聽were satisfied with their JVID视频 experience.

  • Learn more about JVID视频鈥� impact in New York City聽.

  • Learn about JVID视频鈥� national impact聽.

The impressive student results highlighted in the 2018-19 impact reports are fueled by the generous participation of thousands of community volunteers. One hour truly can empower!

To become a volunteer with JVID视频, please visit聽听迟辞诲补测.

About JVID视频

贵辞谤听, JVID视频 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 more than 60,000 community volunteers to provide聽, individualized literacy tutoring to nearly 60,000 elementary school students in over 400 under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Visit聽to learn more about our聽, or connect with us on聽,听,, and聽.