JVID视频

For Immediate Release

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Karen Gardner

Senior Executive Director, JVID视频 Washington, DC

(202) 701-9110 聽| karen.gardner@readingpartners.org

READING PARTNERS JOINS WASHINGTON, DC SCHOOLS IN PRODUCING STRONG IMPROVEMENT ON PARCC FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
The early literacy nonprofit looks for more community tutors in 2018-19

(Washington, DC) August 17, 2018

JVID视频鈥攁 nonprofit that deploys over 1,000 community volunteers to work one-on-one with young readers in 19 DC schools鈥攋oins DCPS in recognizing another year of growth in literacy scores for the city鈥檚 at-risk youth. But JVID视频 Senior Executive Director Karen Gardner says there鈥檚 work to be done in order to ensure all students in the district have access to critical literacy skills and can become proficient readers.

鈥淎s the new school year launches, JVID视频 needs at least 600 more community tutors in order to ensure this promising upward trend for DC K-4th grade students continues,鈥� Gardner says.

In the 19 schools served by JVID视频, the average improvement of English language arts PARCC scores in 2017-18 was 3.5%, outpacing the average improvement across DC for grades 3 and 4 by approximately 0.5%. This aligns with the results JVID视频 saw from the 962 K-4th grade students enrolled in their program last school year; 88% of these students met or exceeded their literacy growth goals.

鈥淲e believe that all children have the fundamental right to learn to read, but access to this opportunity is essential,鈥� says Gardner. 鈥淔or eight years, JVID视频 has partnered with DCPS and the DC Public Charter Schools to provide individualized reading instruction. Our work is powered by community members who serve as one-on-one tutors with our students.鈥�

Student results in 2017-18 continued a strong trend for JVID视频 DC

• In the Washington, DC region:

  • 962 students were matched with 1,043 community volunteers at 19 partner schools who delivered over 38,000 tutoring sessions (an average of 39 tutoring sessions per student over the course of the year).

  • Among JVID视频鈥� youngest students in Washington, DC, 95% mastered key foundational reading skills needed to read at grade level.

  • Based on survey responses, 91% of principals report improved school-wide reading progress, 100% of teachers report JVID视频 is valuable to their school and 98% of volunteers were satisfied with their JVID视频 experience.

  • Learn more about JVID视频鈥� impact in Washington, DC .

More volunteers needed in Washington, DC in the 2018-19 school year

With only approximately one out of five of DC鈥檚 fourth graders from low-income homes reading on grade level, this leaves thousands of students in Washington, DC who need reading support. If students do not learn to read proficiently, they do not have an equitable chance to succeed in school or in life. Each new volunteer that JVID视频 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, JVID视频 aims to match 1,100 community volunteers with over 900 struggling readers in Washington, DC. 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.

One tutor shared, 鈥淢y happiest moment with my student was when we were working on summarizing stories. My student was so excited because he immediately understood the lesson, and the joy on his face made me know that I was doing something right.鈥�

To become a volunteer with JVID视频, please visit today.

About JVID视频
For 20 years, 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 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 .