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Joyful Readers

Mission:

Our Mission is to ensure that all students gain the literacy skills they need to become successful, confident, and joyful readers. Joyful Readers is focused on providing solutions that fill this persistent reading proficiency gap by equipping students with foundational literacy skills. We bring full-time tutors directly into Philadelphia public schools to provide daily, intensive reading tutoring to K-3 students.

Program Description:

Our tutors are AmeriCorps service members who dedicate a full year to advancing early literacy. They begin with a month of intensive September training that combines AIM Pathways to Proficient Reading coursework, Wilson Language Training Fundations Launch Workshops, and repeated practice of instructional activities to ensure readiness. After training, tutors are placed in small teams at elementary schools, where they provide daily 30-minute tutoring sessions to pairs of students. Each tutor carries a caseload of about 22 students, working consistently with the same children every day to deliver targeted, research-based instruction and accelerate literacy growth.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Website Address
https://joyfulreaders.org/
Year Started
2022
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
States of Operation
Pennsylvania
Operation Locations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Most recent number of students served
500-999
Subject Offered
Early Literacy
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade
Languages Offered
English
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Delivery Mode
In-Person
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:2
Number of Sessions Per Week
Five days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30-45 minutes
Number of Weeks Per Program
13-20 weeks, 20-38 weeks
Does your program engage with parents?
No
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
District, School, Student
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
$1,000-$1,199
Type of Tutor
Americorp Fellow
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
Contact Email
ckiess@joyfulreaders.org
Contact Name
Carly Kiess