With 10+ years in education, the QTI approach is 100% student centered, with a coaching and teaching philosophy that guarantees results though a dynamic, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic approach to the main tenets of literacy and math instruction, executive functioning, Spanish language, plus the self confidence that comes along with excelling in academics.
Characteristics of the Typical Low-Achieving Learner: Literacy-based programming for participants offers hope for reversing the trend of poor student achievement. It hails from cognitive science and reading development research which connects learning and reading as a route to higher-than-expected achievement among participants with poor comprehension skills and competence. Typically, the low-achieving student can be described broadly as a typical novice learner; for him or her, traditional approaches to learning do not work.
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring (EPATT) has partnered with the East Palo Alto community since 1988 to help students overcome systemic academic inequities and achieve long-term success. EPATT provides high-dosage, one-on-one tutoring aligned with classroom instruction, complemented by enrichment, family engagement, and tennis. Students often enter multiple grade levels behind, yet with consistent support, many make accelerated gains and reach grade level. EPATT serves hundreds of students annually through deep school and community partnerships.
At the conclusion of the first year of a four-year longitudinal study, researchers at Stanford University’s Annenberg Institute National Student Support Accelerator found that 68% of students who participated in 1:1 high impact tutoring from Chapter One met or exceeded end-of-year early literacy benchmarks, compared to 32% of students in the control group. Chapter One high impact tutoring is an ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Tier 1 evidence-based intervention.
Redwood Literacy is a data-responsive organization that delivers evidence-based instruction in reading, writing, and math to help students thrive academically, no matter their socioeconomic backgrounds or learning profiles. We specialize in serving students with dyslexia, language-based learning differences, and those performing below grade level.
Startup Reading rebalances the resources a teacher employs to deliver reading lessons to the individual student with the appropriate level of personal engagement.
Our approach uses digital reading lessons developed and tested in the classroom and in tutoring sessions to deliver individual reading lessons to the student.
SiSTEM offers online or in-person tutoring sessions in a group or privately. Students age 4 and up can get academic help in science, math, english and foreign language subjects. Our online tutoring sessions are accessible through your smartphone, tablet, or computer right here on our website.
We are a high-dosage reading tutorial program.