Reading Assist

Mission: Mission:

Reading Assist provides intensive services for young, at-risk children with the most significant reading challenges so that they achieve reading progress and proficiency.

Program Description: Program Description:

Reading Assist is a nonprofit organization that provides year-round high-dosage tutoring services to children across Delaware and Pennsylvania with the most significant reading challenges, prioritizing support to low-income students, students of color, and English Language Learners. Since its inception, Reading Assist has helped thousands of readers acquire critical reading skills, changing the trajectory of these learners' lives. To empower students to reach reading proficiency, Reading Assist recruits and trains tutors in its accredited intervention program, equipping them with the skills needed to enhance student literacy in Delaware's and Pennsylvania’s most underserved schools.

Reading Assist tutors work with students performing in the lowest 25% of their peers in reading. School-year tutors consistently bring over 80% of their students to benchmark in early measures of reading ability, such as first sound fluency. 

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Website Address
https://www.readingassist.org
Year Started
1989
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Wilmington, DE
States of Operation
Delaware,
Pennsylvania
Operation Locations
Wilmington, New Castle, Newark, Bear, Townsend, Middletown, Dover, Seaford, Chester
Most recent number of students served
1,000-4,999
Subject Offered
Reading
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages Offered
English
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
American Indian or Alaska Native 2%, Asian 2%, Black or African American 39%, Hispanic or Latino 11%, and White 46%.
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1,1:2
Number of Sessions Per Week
Three days per week, Five days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30-45 minutes
Number of Weeks Per Program
20-38 weeks
Does your program engage with parents?
No
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
District, Nonprofit, Parent, School, and Student.
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
$2,400-$2999
Type of Tutor
Americorp Fellow
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
Contact Email
jkane@readingassist.org
Contact Name
Judith Graham Kane