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Hoot Reading Inc.

High-Impact Tutoring Characteristics

Hoot Reading Inc. 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.

Please see Tutoring Program Design Badge  for more details about how a program earns the Badge and the Tutoring Quality Standards for more information on all high-impact tutoring characteristics.

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
Contact Name
Samantha Chiu
Contact Email
schools@hootreading.com

Program Overview

Mission

At Hoot Reading, our mission is to change children’s lives through literacy. We believe literacy education is a fundamental right; every child deserves a chance to succeed.

Program Description

Hoot Reading is an online tutoring service providing 1:1, evidence-based literacy instruction with qualified teachers, at scale. Incubated on a research project at the Nokia Research Lab with Sesame Workshop (the creators of Sesame Street) and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Hoot Reading partners with school districts across North America to change children’s lives through literacy.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Year Started
2018
States of Operation
Virtual
Operation Locations
Hoot Reading can operate in any city or state as the program is virtual.

Students and Offerings

Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Reading
Languages Offered
English

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Virtual
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
7-12 weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
Three days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30 minutes or less
Type of Tutor
Certified Teacher
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

To support scheduling, Sharing tutoring session content, Reporting attendance, Sharing academic progress, Accessing student information, Sharing at-home support suggestions, Family/Caregiver survey.

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District,Nonprofit,Parent,School,Student
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
$500-$999

Research Evidence

Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes