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From regular student assessment to contracting for independent studies, Reading Partners systematically collects, analyzes, and uses data to generate knowledge, improve programs, and report on impacts.

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The established and growing research we have about how students learn to read, including systemic phonics education.

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A facet of high-dosage tutoring in which a tutor offers one-on-one attention to their student, resulting in targeted support, and personalized literacy learning.

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The frequency of a learning experience. For example, Reading Partners students receive twice weekly tutoring for maximum growth.

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Ensuring every student, no matter their race, gender, socioeconomic level, or location has access to the resources and support they need to succeed in school and in life.

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Reading Partners Read To Succeed Speaker Series

January 22, 2021

Join Reading Partners New York for our expanded Read to Succeed benefit on February 26, when we commence our 2021 Virtual Speaker Series. Participants will have a chance to converse with leaders in the education landscape to discuss issues around race, equity, and access in education. We are thrilled to kick off this event with a conversation featuring Anne Williams-Isom, former CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, and Alvin Bragg, visiting professor of law at New York Law School. This will be the first dialogue of our series. Future events and speakers will be announced at a later date.

We hope the Read to Succeed Speaker series will provide an opportunity to join together in support of Reading Partners students and to engage in important conversation. All ticket sales, event sponsorships, and individual donations will support Reading Partners Connects virtual tutoring for students across New York City

This event will engage professionals across a wide range of industries and will offer a variety of sponsorship levels for individual and corporate involvement. For more information, please contact Danica Stewart, development manager, at (646) 402-6280 or danica.stewart@readingpartners.org.

Date: February 26, 2021

Location: This is a virtual event

Speakers: Alvin Bragg and Anne Williams-Isom 

Purchase tickets online

Our partners:

Corporate partnership levels can be found here.

Information about individual contributions can be found here.

For more information about corporate partnership opportunities, contact Megan Ross, director of new business development, at (917) 658-8511 or megan.ross@readingpartners.org

Event sponsors: 

read to succeed

Corporate partners: 

read to succeed

Board and host committee members

Olga & Doug Armer, Matt Baldwin & Kathleen McCarthy, Kerri Bartlett, David Berg, Stacey Brodsky, Amy Caton, Stephanie Cohen, Carla DeLandri, Gillian Francis, James Hobson, Liz John, David Levine, Andrea London, Brandon Lower, Melissa Magner, Peter Martelli, Marshall McIntosh, Elise Rosenberg, Amy Starck, Alexis & Steve Strongin, Stephen Tomlinson, Adeola Whitney, Dan Zarkowsky

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