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Read Now in Action – Working with Students
Working with students, one on one, is the heart of the READ NOW program. Our methodology is based on the reality that silent reading is a procedural memory skill, like riding a bicycle. By reading a given text aloud to a student, and giving the student a chance to effectively read it silently, the neural network that makes silent reading possible is built up. The tutor is also there to help the student recognize mistakes, because a trial and error approach with repeated, sustained effort, can rapidly improve the student’s reading skill. Our data shows that this methodology produces an average reading improvement rate of 1 grade level for about every three sessions. This has proven to be true when the student and tutor meet in person or via telephone tutoring in tandem with the SILENT READING TEACHER application.
Outreach Activities
One of READ NOW’s activities in 2019 was to participate in the Austin Independent School District’s Resource Fair held at the AISD Performing Arts Center. Our purpose there was to disseminate information to the Austin community about our agency and mission and to...
Fundraising Activity
In 2018 and 2019 READ NOW has done fundraising at our local Barnes and Noble by providing gift wrapping for customers for six days during the holiday season. Barnes and Noble welcome us because they support our mission to help increase literacy in our community. They...