Not on our mailing list yet? Check out the REAP October 2019 newsletter focusing on dyslexia. 15 – 20% of students struggle with reading because of dyslexia. Dyslexic Students need Structured Literacy!
Read the online newsletter at: http://readingisessential.bmeurl.co/936C3A1
Not on our mailing list yet? Check out the REAP September newsletter:
A rundown of where REAP’s team is working this month.
Read the online newsletter at: http://readingisessential.bmeurl.co/9174270
Every summer REAP provides Summer Reading Camps for struggling readers. The camps are a win-win for students and for REAP-trained teachers; the kids get two weeks of supplemental reading instruction while the teachers gain valuable advanced training in Structured Literacy.
The students received explicit, research-based, multisensory reading instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. We assessed the students’ reading abilities before camp and again near the end of camp.
The results?
The students in the kindergarten group showed a statistically significant difference in their ability to read rote memory words. In the first-grade classroom, the students showed statistically significant growth in three areas: whole words read, oral reading fluency, and rote memory word reading.
In other words, the kids showed measurable improvement in their reading abilities after only six days of instruction. The students really enjoyed the camp, and one student even asked for materials to practice at home. The students were happy to be able to read books without having to guess at the words. Teachers and students alike remarked on the improvement in students’ fluency over the course of six days.
Thank you IDA Georgia! Thanks to a generous grant from IDA Georgia, REAP is providing 160 public school teachers with advanced training in Structured Literacy to better support at-risk students. REAP will provide REAP-trained teachers with extra tools to boost reading skills in economically disadvantaged students, English language learners, and those with dyslexia and other learning challenges. These trained teachers are already making gains with ALL their students and this advanced training will give them even better ways to support at-risk students.
1. Phonological Awareness Workshops
This workshop is valuable for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers.
2. Word and World Knowledge Vocabulary Modules
All students need explicit vocabulary instruction. It’s absolutely
critical that second-language students and economically disadvantaged
students get the word and world knowledge necessary to catch up to their
peers.
3. Morphology Workshop for 3rd-6th grade teachers
This training is important for teachers in grades 3-6 who are limited in
the amount of time they can spend on reading instruction.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our 2019 Guilty Pleasures concert fundraiser was a HUGE success! Thanks to our sponsors, party-goers and the Tiger Kings, we raised $22,000 to fund REAP teacher training so that public school teachers can help all children become strong readers and successful students.
The bulk of the concert proceeds will support the REAP summer reading camp. Our annual summer reading camps enable teachers to build advanced literacy skills as they work closely with groups of struggling readers who benefit from intensive reading instruction in a fun summer camp.
Want to learn more about REAP summer camp? https://vimeo.com/296483085
Special thanks goes to our event sponsors for their generous donations to support literacy.
The Marrah Family
The Bailey Family | The Kennedy Family
And thanks to our food & drink sponsors, Oakhurst Market and Universal Joint. These Decatur businesses donated a percentage of the food and beverages for the event.
Just in time for gift giving, REAP now has its very own shop on CafePress. We have a variety of items in five fun, colorful designs to celebrate our Train | Teach | Read campaign. The shop features something for everybody:
So buy some cool stuff and support REAP at the same time! The profits from every purchase go to support our teacher training programs.
Visit the REAP Swag Shop: www.cafepress.com/readingisessential
Flashback to 2016 and the 11Alive news story about REAP’s work at Atlanta Public School Burgess-Peterson Academy. Jennifer Leslie with WXIA-TV shares the story of REAP’s first-ever school-wide teacher training program.
BPA principal David White calls the move a game changer.
“I didn’t learn as a teacher how to teach children specific phonics skills, how to decode words and make sense of letters and sounds,” White told 11Alive’s Jennifer Leslie. “And I’m not alone in that.”
Read the story and check out the video at 11Alive video
Help us make a difference in children’s lives by sponsoring our Guilty Pleasures 2019 fundraiser! REAP is offering a variety of sponsorship opportunities that will promote your business and support young struggling readers. We also welcome individual and family sponsors. Want more details? Visit our Guilty Pleasures 2019 event page for more sponsorship info.
Ready to be a sponsor? Click here to order your sponsorship with a credit/debit card | Order your sponsorship with a check.
Re-posting a great video from a conference on Dyslexia and Talent. It shares small snippets from the stories of several successful and talented people who happen to be dyslexic.
Video: Dyslexic Advantage – What You May Not Have Heard About Dyslexia
Join us for an adult evening of music, drinks, food and fun on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Oakhurst Solarium.
Get your tickets now! Prices go up at the door. Early Bird discount through Feb. 9!
Reading is Essential for All People is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving reading proficiency in public school students through teacher training and enrichment. REAP provides public school teachers with specialized training that reinforces the foundations of reading. These training approaches are helpful for any child, in any classroom, small group, or one-on-one situation, and are especially critical for struggling readers. REAP is located in Decatur, Georgia.
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Copyright 2023 by REAP: Reading is Essential for All People
website design and maintenance provided pro bono by Eve Wyatt