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REAP improves reading proficiency
in public school students through
teacher training
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REAP Summer Camp
boosted reading scores
Kids become stronger readers, and teachers become better reading teachers at the annual REAP Summer Reading Camps.
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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.
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REAP-trained teachers use playdough to strengthen letter-recognition skills
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REAP Summer Camp
boosted reading skills!
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 assesed 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 high-frequency words. In the first-grade classroom, the students showed statistically significant growth in three areas: whole words read, oral reading fluency, and high-frequency 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 thrilled 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.
Help us teach more struggling readers
at the REAP 2020 Summer Camp
Every dollar counts! Your tax-deductible donation will help help us provide more struggling readers with this valuable summer learning experience.
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REAP-trained teacher conducting a lesson at Burgess-Peterson Academy
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IDA Georgia funds advanced training
With a generous grant from IDA Georgia, 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 3-5 who are limited in the amount of time they can spend on reading instruction. |
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Kids and teachers have fun learning together with REAP Literacy Leaders
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Where's REAP?
REAP's team of Literacy Leaders is busier than ever! Every month we're working in multiple schools across metro Atlanta. We're training, modeling,observing, giving feedback, and creating amazing reading teachers with the power to change their students' lives.
Mixed Cohort Training
(teachers from multiple schools)
Atlanta Public Schools
Burgess-Peterson Academy, Atlanta
Hope-Hill Elementary, Atlanta
Cobb County Schools
Blackwell Elementary, Cobb County
Davis Elementary, Cobb County
East Side Elementary, Cobb County
Garrison Mill elementary, Cobb County
Mt. Bethel Elementary, Cobb County
Mountain View Elementary, Cobb County
Nicholson Elementary, Cobb County
Sedalia Park Elementary, Cobb County
Shallowford Falls Elementary, Cobb County
Sope Creek Elementary, Cobb County
Tritt Elementary, Cobb County
What is REAP providing?
8-Day Structured Literacy Training
Modeling by REAP Literacy Leaders
Co-Teaching with REAP Literacy Leaders
Grade-level lesson planning with REAP Literacy Leaders
Phonological Awareness Workshops
Acadience Reading Assessment
Individual Teacher Coaching
Small-Group Coaching
Kindergarten Kickstart
Fluency Workshops
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840
public school teachers
trained with your donations & support
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30,000+
public school students
impacted by your donations & support
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About REAP
Reading is Essential for All People: REAP is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving reading proficiency in all public school students. REAP provides public school teachers with specialized training in the foundations of reading instruction called Structured Literacy. 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. |
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newsletter design and editing are provided pro bono by Eve Wyatt |
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