Our Impact
Read to a Child’s Read Aloud Mentoring Program helps students enhance their literacy skills and develop the socio-emotional skills that are critical to their success in the classroom, their community and beyond.
Read to a Child has faith in our students’ abilities to thrive when provided with equitable resources and we choose to focus on their abundant strengths, potential and opportunity.
Despite the challenges of developing and implementing a virtual model, Read to a Child is proud to report that 99% of students benefited from the Read Aloud Mentoring Program in at least one area. And, 43% of students benefited in all 7 areas. Students benefited in the following areas for the 2020-2021 school year:
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of students benefited in enthusiasm for books & reading
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of students benefited in ability to articulate thoughts
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of students benefited in listening skills
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of students benefited in social and emotional well-being
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of students benefited in self-confidence
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of students benefited in exposure to new vocabulary, knowledge and ideas
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of students benefited from 1-1 mentoring
