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Rochester Reading Champions (Literacy Tutoring)

Rochester Reading Champions is a forward looking community program that started in summer 2014. It brings trained volunteers with a passion for literacy, together with members of our community who are struggling to read, and lack means to access help.

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Project Impact(s): Caring Relationship, Children & Youth, Education, Reading

This project is in Available Phase.

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

 


Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Mayo Clinic, Rochester Public Library

Contact: Tammy Fritz ; Email: TBD ; Phone: 507.328.2373

Known/Likely Collaborators: Boys and Girls Club of Rochester ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester's Adult Literacy Program (Hawthorne Education Center)

Potential Collaborators:


Related Projects

Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan


Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Caring Relationship, Children & Youth, Education, Reading

Level 2: C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, Children & Youth

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Programming  

 


 

 

Strategy

By collaborating with community partners, we meet with students at locations they already frequent and reduce barriers such as transportation and cost.

 

Expected Results

 

Our Statistics

 

2023 Data

  • 27 active tutors
  • 48 students served
  • 1,349 lessons

Cumulative Data

  • 9,567 free lessons
  • 29,030 volunteer hours

 

Our Tutors

RRC tutors are dedicated community volunteers. They complete specialized training and receive ongoing support and education.

Volunteer Specialized Reading Tutor Description (PDF)

 

Outcome Indicators

Our Stories

The Tutor

 "It has been very rewarding to work with her, and my student is so proud of how well she can read now.”

The Student

“I really like this program because it has helped me a lot! When I was in 1st grade, I never got my spelling words right. I always used to have to read little kid books. I didn’t feel good about it and sometimes other kids made fun of me. Now I read books all the time! I’m happy and my mom is happy because I’m doing so much better at school. I can write letters and stories. I can understand story problems and my homework.” Recent retesting of this third grader found her reading words at a 5.9 grade level!

The Parent

“RRC has helped my daughter and continues to do so in so many ways. She is more confident in her capability to do anything and everything. She is happier now, because she is no longer teased about not being able to read. The program has helped her excel, in not just reading, but in every subject.”

Contact Us

Fill out our Contact Form or email read@rplmn.org.

 

Metrics

Our Stories

The Tutor

 "It has been very rewarding to work with her, and my student is so proud of how well she can read now.”

The Student

“I really like this program because it has helped me a lot! When I was in 1st grade, I never got my spelling words right. I always used to have to read little kid books. I didn’t feel good about it and sometimes other kids made fun of me. Now I read books all the time! I’m happy and my mom is happy because I’m doing so much better at school. I can write letters and stories. I can understand story problems and my homework.” Recent retesting of this third grader found her reading words at a 5.9 grade level!

The Parent

“RRC has helped my daughter and continues to do so in so many ways. She is more confident in her capability to do anything and everything. She is happier now, because she is no longer teased about not being able to read. The program has helped her excel, in not just reading, but in every subject.”

Contact Us

Fill out our Contact Form or email read@rplmn.org.

 

 

Last modified by allnode on 2024/10/01
Created by support on 2017/08/10

 

 

 

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