Organization and Contact
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
New York, New York
Contact Name
Tiffany Zapico
Contact Email
tiffanyzapico@benedictsilvermanfoundation.org
Program Overview
Mission
Reading Rescue brings expertise in literacy intervention into schools.
Mission
Reading Rescue brings expertise in literacy intervention into schools.
Program Description
A professional development program, one-on-one, and small group research-based literacy intervention geared towards first graders who are struggling to read.
Type of service
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service
Reading intervention and professional development for educators.
Year Program Launched
1993
States of Operation
New York
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
600+
Grade Levels
1st Grade,
2nd Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy
Languages of Instruction
English
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1 or 3:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
5
Number of Minutes Per Session
30
Type of Tutor
Paraprofessional,
Teacher,
Other
Other tutor type
Any member of a school's staff (paraprofessionals, teachers, coaches, librarians, and in some cases CBO partner staff) can receive professional development to deliver the research-based instruction that helps accelerate struggling readers' literacy skill
Does your program engage with parents?
No
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
Currently, Reading Rescue is offered to all schools free of charge given philanthropic support of The Literacy Trust. Historically, schools have paid between $0-8,000 a year.
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT Citation
https://www.readingrescue.org/research (Muller, 2004)
RCT effect size
ES = +0.33
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
Yes
QED citation
https://www.readingrescue.org/research (Ehri et al. 2007)
QED effect size
ES = +0.87