Beyond Basics

Mission: Mission:

Beyond Basics works to achieve literacy for everyone, transforming the lives of students and creating stronger communities through an intensive tutoring program that helps students achieve grade-level movement and beyond in reading.

Program Description: Program Description:

Beyond Basics provides one-on-one, phonics-based literacy tutoring. We work with school staff to identify which students are in need of intervention. We then administer a diagnostic assessment that indicates where the student struggles with reading. They are then paired with a tutor who will work with them individually for the duration of the program. Our assessments allow the tutor to create personalized lesson plans geared toward the child's unique learning needs. The student and tutor meet five days per week, for an hour each day during school hours. Our method is proven to get students to advance entire grade levels in an average of just six weeks.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Website Address
https://beyondbasics.org/
Year Started
1999
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Farmington Hills, Michigan
States of Operation
Michigan,
Virtual
Most recent number of students served
1,000-4,999
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Reading
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages Offered
English
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Delivery Mode
Blended,
In-Person,
Virtual
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
Five days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
46-60 minutes
Number of Weeks Per Program
7-12 weeks
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

To support scheduling,Sharing tutoring session content ,Reporting attendance,Sharing academic progress

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
District,Parent,School,Student
Type of Tutor
Anyone is welcome to apply to become a tutor. Our tutors participate in an intensive training program that qualifies them to effectively teach literacy.
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation

https://beyondbasics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Longitudinal-FULL-REPORT-2-1.pdf

RCT effect size
3,553 k-12 students
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
Contact Email
vitale@beyondbasics.org
Contact Name
Elyse Vitale