Oakland, California, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)— Reading Partners, a national nonprofit educational organization that mobilizes community volunteers to provide proven literacy tutoring to elementary students, announced two initiatives and partnerships aimed at expanding its impact and promoting educational equity.
Through a collaboration with AT&T's new digital learning platform, The achievement, Reading Partners will develop 50 video lessons focused on developing essential literacy skills throughout the year. The Achievery offers rich, entertaining educational content and literacy resources that help promote learning everywhere. Reading Partners' popular video lessons are now available for free to students, parents, teachers, and caregivers on The Achievery.
“We are proud to collaborate with AT&T on The Achievery to offer literacy resources that help promote learning everywhere: at home, in the community or in the classroom,” said Reading Partners CEO Adeola Whitney. “We believe reading is a civil right and we are thrilled to translate our proven literacy instruction into video lessons through this free digital portal.”
Reading Partners has also launched its new “Powered by Reading Partners” model, which provides partners with high-quality literacy materials, training, and implementation support. Schools, after-school programs, and community centers can leverage Reading Partners' resources and expertise to effectively provide literacy tutoring. An example of this work in action can be seen here.
“Our team works closely with partners to provide personalized literacy programming based on the science of reading,” Whitney said. “The Powered by Reading Partners model allows us to expand our reach and empower more organizations that support student literacy development.”
Both initiatives reflect Reading Partners' commitment to advancing educational equity through innovative approaches and community collaboration. By partnering with organizations in new ways, Reading Partners aims to amplify their impact and support learning for all students.
For more information about partnering with Reading Partners, visit the Transcend website. Exchange of innovative models or contact [email protected].
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About reading partners
For nearly 25 years, Reading Partners has helped empower students to succeed in school and beyond by engaging community volunteers to provide proven, personalized literacy tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit has mobilized more than 85,000 community volunteers to provide nearly 3 million individualized literacy tutoring sessions to more than 80,000 elementary school students in more than 550 low-income schools in ten states. and the District of Columbia. Visit Readingpartners.org to learn more about the impact of our program and the innovation of our online Reading Partners Connects program, or connect with us on facebook, LinkedIn, twitter, and instagram. Reading Partners is a proud AmeriCorps Service Partner and has been endorsed by The New York Times and has been featured on The TODAY Show and GMA.
About Philanthropy and Social Innovation at AT&T
We are committed to promoting education, creating opportunities, strengthening communities and improving lives. As part of our company-wide commitment to address the digital divide, we launched AT&T Connected Learning® to invest in connectivity and technology, digital literacy and educational solutions to help today's students succeed in and out of the classroom. Since 2008, we have been committed to programs that serve millions of students in all 50 states and around the world, particularly those in underserved communities.
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