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​Fostering the Promise of Literacy

Reading Power provides one-to-one literacy tutoring for children in prekindergarten through second grade in North Chicago, Waukegan
, and Zion, Illinois, and Beaufort, South Carolina.

We believe that all children deserve to reach their intellectual potential.
BOOKS SHARED AND READ TOGETHER
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CHILDREN TUTORED SINCE 2003

NEW LEARNING RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES!


Word games and puzzles!  Scavenger hunts!  Writing activities!  READ ALOUD videos! 
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Facts about Childhood Literacy

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Studies show that two-thirds of children who are not reading at grade level by fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare. (Juel)
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Covid-19 school closures and lagging engagement rates can translate directly into greater learning loss among low income and minority students who may fall behind by more than a year exacerbating existing achievement gaps by 15 to 20 percent. (McKinsey and Company, June 2020).
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High school dropouts cost taxpayers $292,000 over the course of their lifetimes.  (Northeastern University)
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Reading Power provides one-to-one literacy tutoring during the school day for children who are struggling to read. Our cost to provide tutoring three to five days per week averages $2,000 per child, per year.
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Proficient third-grade readers are nearly five times more likely to graduate high school than their peers with below-basic reading skills. (Renaissance)
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Reading Power students accelerate their learning and can become proficient problem solvers and confident learners, enabling them to reach their intellectual potential.

Why Support Reading Power?

Reading Power's one-to-one
literacy tutoring program is:
Led by reading professionals, and powered by trained volunteers

Professionally developed using cutting-edge, research-based curricula
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Individualized daily for each student, and provided three to five days per week
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"The Steans Family Foundation has worked with the team at Reading Power for a number of years. Their program has provided essential services for hundreds of North Chicago students struggling with reading in the early grades.  What's more, they have done this with exemplary care and passion as well as meticulous attention to detail and data.  Reading Power has been a great partner in our collective effort to increase opportunities for young people in Lake County."

– Evan Westerfield, Executive Director, Steans Family Foundation
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