Literacy Program
Students that read …Succeed
Studies show that if a student is reading below grade level when they enter fourth grade they fall behind and struggle the rest of their educational career. The literacy program strives to help students achieve grade level proficiency in reading by the third grade. Students are falling behind in reading for a number of reasons including: limited exposure to reading material, English as their second language, high truancy rate and lack of support at home.
The fact still remains, however, that students are not reading at grade level and are missing out on the full opportunity that the educational system has to offer. The After School Literacy Program gives those students that are under performing the extra attention they need to reach their full potential. The program uses a research based assessment to evaluate the student’s reading level, then a “part to whole” phonics program is implemented that focuses on a single subject for an entire hour and a half each day. The program has shown tremendous growth in the reading levels of our students and is available at seven Fresno Unified School sites: Anthony, Bethune, Greenberg, Hidalgo, Lane, Rowell, and Winchell.
For more information contact:
Brian Enns
621-2943
Brian.Enns@fresno.gov