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916 Ink-Read On!

Tutoring Program Aligned to High-Impact Standards

916 Ink-Read On! has earned the National Student Support Accelerator (NSSA) Tutoring Program Design Badge. This program has shared documented evidence that their program design fulfills the research-backed core characteristics of high-impact tutoring.

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Organization and Contact

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Sacramento, CA
Contact Name
Christina Nelson
Contact Email
christinan@916ink.org

Program Overview

Mission

916 Ink empowers youth through creative writing. 916 Ink is Sacramento’s arts-based creative writing and literacy nonprofit that provides workshops and tutoring to transform Sacramento youth into strong readers, confident communicators, and published authors. Our programs increase literacy skills, improve vocabulary, teach empathy, positively impact social and emotional learning, and expand communication skills. We envision a Sacramento region where every child and teen is given access to a culturally relevant creative writing program that leads them to believe in themselves and to understand the power of the written word.

Program Description

The 916 Ink Read On! program delivers literacy tutoring for striving readers to help them reach grade-level reading goals.

Students enrolled in the Read On! program are elementary school-aged, striving readers who read at a kindergarten to fifth grade level. Students are referred to Read On! by their classroom teacher, their school’s student support team, or administration. Reading tutors (service members, community volunteers and 916 Ink staff) are matched to students, for a minimum of thirty-six sessions to provide research-based tutoring lessons that are proven to reduce the reading gap. Students receive 1:1, three 30 minute tutoring sessions, every week for the length of their involvement.

Type of Service

Tutoring program that offers one-on-one and/or small group tutoring directly to students, either in-person, virtually, or through both modes of delivery.

Year Program Launched
2020

Students and Offerings

Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
100
Student Populations Served
Students needing academic support or intervention (behind grade level),
English language learners (ELLs)
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Subject Offered
English Language Arts (ELA),
Reading
Languages of Instruction
English

Service Area

States of operation — virtual
N/A (in-person only)
States of operation — in-person
Limited to specific states/cities
California: Sacramento

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
In-Person
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
20–38 weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
Three days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
15–30 minutes
Type of Tutor
College/university student (e.g., any college/university student who is not a preservice teacher), Volunteer, Part- Time Employees
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

Onboarding (e.g., introduction to tutoring program, tutors, and staff), Scheduling (e.g., session availability based on student needs and parent consultation for preferred timings), Attendance (e.g., reminders for upcoming sessions and feedback on attendance issues), Student progress (e.g., regular progress reports shared)

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
$1,000-$1,199

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No