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Beyond Basics

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Contact Name
Elyse Vitale
Contact Email
vitale@beyondbasics.org

Program Overview

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

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
Year Program Launched
1999
States of Operation
Michigan,
Virtual

Students and Offerings

Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
1,000-4,999
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
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Reading
Languages of Instruction
English

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions),
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
7-12 weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
Five days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
46-60 minutes
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.
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

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

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District,Parent,School,Student

Research Evidence

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