“Books mailed. Kids read. Happiness ensues.”
Okay, so while Hemingway and his six-word storytelling method may approve, there’s obviously a whole lot more to the evidence-based Kids Read Now program.
Effortless Program, Proven Results: Our program significantly boosts student reading proficiency without increasing your teachers’ workload.
Multiple studies have proven that Kids Read Now encourages students to read books outside of school, resulting in notable improvements in reading scores.
With access to a variety of authors and titles, every student will find books that match their interests and reading level.
There’s no shortage of opportunities to read with on-level and engaging books delivered directly to each student’s door.
Finally, encouragement to read and to engage in comprehension and content connections is baked into our unique, methodical approach.
To sum it up, each of our three programs (Summer, Fall, Winter) follows a streamlined process that has been honed and optimized to deliver an effective and enjoyable experience for students, families, and school staff.
So, to start, we just send you information about the students we want enrolled in the program?
That’s right. We then provide our catalog of 150+ book titles to choose from, organized by reading level.
And then our teachers can help the kids pick out the books they want to read that are within their reading level…
Exactly. We also provide materials and directions for an optional Family Reading Event to familiarize parents and students with the program and give it a strong kick-off. We’ve found these events really improve participation and excitement around books at home.
Okay, so then what?
A couple of weeks after your students have selected their books, we begin mailing them to their homes, one book every 7 to 10 days.
That sounds easy. What else do I need to do?
We take it from there! If you want to, you can log in to our data portal to check on your students’ progress.
Anything else I need to know?
It’s not just about reading. On the inside cover of every book, you’ll find four reading activities crafted by literacy experts designed to improve parent engagement and comprehension, building content connections.
At Gregg School, where we have participated for three years, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that 71% of our students grew one or more reading levels from June to September, and 26% remained the same. This is an incredible accomplishment, and we attribute the fact that 97% of our returning 3rd-5th grade readers maintained or grew their skills over the summer break to their participation in the Kids Read Now program!!”
We have been recognized for implementing highly successful practices in literacy promotion, including Innovation, Sustainability, Replicable Results, Measurable Results, and Evidence-Based Practices.
Schools that use the Kids Read Now in-home, independent reading program know why it is so successful at reducing reading gaps, particularly the summer reading slide.
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