R2S needs more Volunteer Reading Tutors and great news . . . new tutor training starts on Jan 17, 2024! Learn more about this unique and powerful opportunity to make a BIG IMPACT in the Asheville and Buncombe County community by supporting an elementary student in learning to read: https://lnkd.in/g63JEP_g
Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
Primary and Secondary Education
Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA 54 followers
We are a passionate nonprofit on a mission to close the opportunity gap through community-powered literacy programming.
About us
Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe is the brainchild of a passionate group of activists who wanted to find a way to tackle the literacy achievement gap among students in Asheville City and Buncombe County schools. Our volunteers receive comprehensive literacy training and then work one-on-one with K-3rd students to help them learn to read at grade level. Why does early literacy make a difference? Kids who aren't reading at grade level by the end of 3rd grade are 4x as likely as their peers to drop out of school. And it is well known that up through 3rd grade, you learn to read-after 3rd grade, you read to learn. Being able to read at grade level is one of the greatest indicators of academic and life success for young people. Since 2011, when our first tutors entered their first elementary schools, we have gone on to serve over 220 students across 11 different city and county schools. There are so many more students that would benefit from the one-on-one engagement and mentorship our amazing volunteers provide and we look forward to continuing to grow and reach more students.
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https://r2sasheville.org
External link for Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
- Industry
- Primary and Secondary Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2011
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
PO Box 18652
Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA 28814, US
Employees at Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
Updates
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Thank you to everyone who has already had the opportunity to share a year-end gift with Read 2 Succeed (R2S). We are almost halfway to our holiday-giving goal! 🕯️ The first $1,000 in donations received this week will be matched by a generous anonymous donor - don't miss this chance to double your impact. GIVE TODAY 👉 https://lnkd.in/gzVY3Yx3
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We were thrilled to have New York Times bestselling author Derrick Barnes join our community holiday event last week and read with hundreds of students both at the event and with school/after-school visits the following day. Check out his latest interview with Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)
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At Read to Succeed (R2S), we are riding the literacy 📚 wave 🌊 of this back-to-school season in three big ways: 1️⃣ Continuing incredible literacy instruction and support from this summer to the 2023-2024 school year! 2️⃣ Leveraging the national push toward the Science of Reading here in our Asheville & Buncombe County community! 3️⃣ Building on the momentum of community-powered support for Black students and families! Make a splash for community-powered literacy programming in Asheville and Buncombe County today, and support students in diving into the new school year ready to read and learn! Click https://lnkd.in/g5DvNYPv to learn more and donate today!
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📣 EXTRA! EXTRA! 📣Training dates for new R2S Volunteer Reading Tutors are now open for the 2023-2024 school year! 🎉📚 Click here > https://lnkd.in/g63JEP_g >> SUPPORT A CHILD IN LEARNING TO READ R2S is looking for dedicated volunteer reading tutors who are available to build a lasting relationship with a K-5 student for the entire school year, meeting with them twice a week, either during or after school. Our volunteers understand the role of community-powered literacy in Asheville and Buncombe County and believe in all students' innate ability to learn and grow as a reader. >> COMMITMENT All R2S Reading Tutors meet 1-to-1 with a student during or afterschool 2x/week for the entire school year. >> TRAINING All new volunteer reading tutors are required to complete a minimum of six hours of training (two hours a day spread across three days). All upcoming trainings will take place on Zoom. >> GET STARTED If you are interested in training to support a student this school year, please click https://lnkd.in/g63JEP_g to see the upcoming training dates and fill out the online volunteer application.
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