research-backed

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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science of reading

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

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individualized

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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high-dosage

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

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educational equity

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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Isabella Cucchi

As special projects manager, Isabella helps build capacity for the New York region. Before joining the staff team in 2015, she served two years as an AmeriCorps member with Reading Partners New York as a site coordinator at Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School in the Bronx. She graduated from Wesleyan University, and it was there that her passion for community service and closing the achievement gap solidified. In her free time, Isabella loves cooking, running, traveling, and helping her nephews and niece become life-long readers. You can reach Isabella at isabella.cucchi@readingpartners.org.