The Literacy Lab
A replication of the acclaimed Minnesota Reading Corps, Literacy Lab embeds rigorously trained reading tutors in PreK classrooms and provides 1:1 tutoring in schools to children in Kindergarten through third grade. In 2019/20, Literacy Lab nearly doubled in size with 65 tutors serving an anticipated 1,155 children in 24 Baltimore City elementary schools. Literacy Lab tutoring participants are between 1.5 to 5 times as likely to be on grade level than students who started at the same grade level and received no tutoring. In addition, Literacy Lab’s Leading Men program annually employs and trains five recent graduates of color in Pre K classrtooms, preparing them to enter a career in education.
The Literacy Lab
The Literacy Lab employs a professionalized tutoring workforce that provides one-on-one, small group, and whole group literacy interventions to 690 students annually. A replication of the acclaimed Minnesota Reading Corps, Literacy Lab embeds rigorously trained reading tutors in PreK classrooms and provides 1:1 tutoring in schools to children in Kindergarten through third grade. Literacy Lab tutoring participants are between 1.5 to 5 times as likely to be on grade level than students who started at the same grade level and received no tutoring. Approximately 20% of participating students will achieve literacy benchmarks and end the school year on grade level.
The Literacy Lab
In support of The Literacy Lab’s expansion of evidence-based, small group, and individualized literacy tutoring to serve over 1,000 students in Pre-K and K-3 classrooms in Baltimore City Public Schools during the 2021-2022 school year.
The Literacy Lab
In support of The Literacy Lab’s evidence-based, small group tutoring program, serving over 850 students in Pre-K and K-3 classrooms in Baltimore City Public Schools during the 2022-2023 school year.
The Literacy Lab
In support of the Literacy Lab’s Pre-K and K-3 literacy interventions for at least 850 Baltimore students during the 2023-2024 school year.