READ TO SUCCEED!

About the Program

Category: Libraries (Best in Category)

Year: 2014

Read to succeed is a Guadalupe Branch Library tutoring program to help improve academic achievement of at-risk first grade students in Guadalupe, Arizona. The goal of the program is to show measurable academic growth by improving their oral language and early literacy skills through the use of direct instruction, digital media, such as e-books, and new technologies, such as the use of iPads. Read to Succeed! Tutoring Program offers small group literacy tutoring services to at risk first grade students, with new sessions scheduled every eight to ten weeks. Participants are referred by their first grade teachers and the library serves as the 3rd tier on the educational cycle. Tutoring sessions are provided by retired school teachers in the school campus, or at the library. A successful team has been formed between schools and libraries with the ultimate goal to improve literacy and reading skills. In this information age, acquiring the ability to read and write proficiently is both necessary and crucial for a student’s academic success. It is essential that first grade students have full access to effective, strategic and purposeful reading and writing instruction using strategies that have been proven to be successful with research and evidence. This program accurately reflects the Library District values of Community, as we promote literacy and cultural diversity; Teamwork, as we are working with other agencies to empower our community of learners; Leadership, as we are constantly adapting to economic and social change; and Innovation are we embrace the use of technology in our Read to succeed tutoring program.