Reading Partners Promotes Educational Equity with New Initiatives and Collaborations
June 20 2024 - 8:05AM
Reading Partners, a national education nonprofit 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 Achievery, Reading Partners will develop 50 video
lessons focused on building essential literacy skills throughout
the year. The Achievery delivers rich and 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
deliver 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 are thrilled to be translating 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,
afterschool programs, and community centers can leverage Reading
Partners' resources and expertise to effectively deliver literacy
tutoring. An example of this work in action can be seen here.
"Our team works in lockstep with partners to provide
personalized literacy programming based on the science of reading,"
said Whitney. "The Powered by Reading Partners model allows us to
expand our reach and empower more organizations supporting
students' literacy development."
Both initiatives reflect Reading Partners' commitment to
promoting educational equity through innovative approaches and
community collaboration. By partnering with organizations in new
ways, Reading Partners aims to amplify its impact and support
learning for all students.
For more information about partnering with Reading Partners,
visit Transcend’s Innovative Models Exchange or reach out to
Jennifer.Joyce@readingpartners.org.
For media inquiries, please contact Jen Peters at
peters@collaborativecommunications.com.
About Reading PartnersFor nearly 25 years,
Reading Partners has helped empower students to succeed in school
and beyond by engaging community volunteers to provide proven,
one-on-one literacy tutoring. Since its founding, the national
nonprofit organization has mobilized over 85,000 community
volunteers to provide nearly 3 million individualized literacy
tutoring sessions to more than 80,000 elementary school students in
over 550 under-resourced schools across ten states and the District
of Columbia. Visit readingpartners.org to learn more about our
program impact and our Reading Partners Connects online program
innovation, 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 featured on The
TODAY Show and GMA.
About Philanthropy & Social Innovation at
AT&TWe’re committed to advancing 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 education solutions to help
today’s learners succeed inside and outside of the classroom. Since
2008, we’ve committed to programs that help millions of students
across all 50 states and around the world, particularly those in
underserved communities.
- Reading Partners' video lessons on The Achievery platform
Michael Todd
Reading Partners
4152259139
michael.todd@readingpartners.org