Reading Reform Foundation-Trained Teachers Help New York Metropolitan Area Students Become Better Readers, Writers and Spellers.
Reading Reform Foundation of New York, a not-for-profit literacy organization founded by teachers, for teachers, has been making an impact on the way students learn to read, write, and spell for 29 years. The goal: to leave teachers able to use their new knowledge for the rest of their teaching careers.
This school year:
Over 2,000 students are benefiting from Reading Reform-trained teachers
79 teachers are receiving Reading Reform training, in NYC and Westchester county schools
300 teachers are taking Reading Reform courses
Since Reading Reform’s founding:
More than 17,000 students have been taught, using RRF methodology
More than 10,000 teachers have attended Reading Reform Foundation’s annual conference and taken graduate-level courses
More than 600 teachers have been part of the in-school teacher-training program
How the program works: Invited by principals and superintendents, Reading Reform Foundation teaching consultants work with New York City public school classrooms directly in their classrooms. Consultants meet with teachers approximately 60 times over the course of one school year, providing them with information on how to teach reading, writing, and spelling using RRF’s multisensory approach. The teachers teach this information to children by having students simultaneously see, say, hear and write everything they are being taught. This multisensory teaching makes learning much easier. Students are taught to examine words for their roots and meaning, allowing more thoughtful reading and understanding.
The cost: It costs RRF $12,500 for a consultant to work with one teacher in the classroom for an entire school year. This fee includes books and materials for implementing the lessons with the children. We charge a school $2,500 per classroom, and raise the remaining $10,000 from generous contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, as well as public sources.
Reading Reform training gets results. Teachers and students succeed and principals report eager students, vibrant classrooms and raised test scores.
Never before have my students taken such an active role in their learning to read . . . the program is very child-friendly and truly complements any and all literacy programs. My only regret is that I did not adopt the program sooner.”
Manhattan principal |
To see an interview on Reading Reform Foundation's in-school teacher training program, please click here.
For further information on this program, please contact Lauren Wedeles, Executive Director, Reading Reform Foundation of New York, 333 West 57th Street, Suite 1L, New York, NY 10019
[email protected] Tel: (212) 307-7320 • Fax: (212) 307-0449 www.readingreformny.org |
