REVERSING LEARNING LOSS SUMMER 2020 Y READERS IMPACT REPORT
A SUMMER UNLIKE ANY OTHER When schools ceased in-person classes in March and transitioned to remote learning, summer slide started early for many students. Lack of access to educational resources, technology and structured learning opportunities left our community's most vulnerable students at risk of falling even further behind. During a traditional summer break, low-income students lose an average of more than two months in reading achievement. When combined with a disrupted school year, premature summer slide has the potential to be academically devastating.
Y READERS
serves students in rising grades K-3 who are reading below grade level. This summer our traditional six-week Y Readers camp was modified in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our Y's unwavering commitment to reversing learning loss and helping all children succeed academically. In partnership with local schools and churches, we quickly pivoted our program model to offer in-person and virtual experiences, both providing critical reading support for students at no cost to families.
Virtual Y Readers 30-minute lessons delivered daily (Monday - Thursday for 4 weeks) via Zoom Lessons tailored to small groups of students based on their instructional needs Students were given home resource kits filled with books, literacy games and resources to support their online tutoring sessions
In-Person Summer Reading Camps 2.5 hours of daily (Monday - Thursday for 4 weeks) literacy instruction led by certified teachers and tailored to students’ instructional needs Students were also given the opportunity to participate in 4 hours of afternoon enrichment activities (outdoor play, indoor games, art, math, science) Breakfast, lunch and snack provided daily Students received books to build home libraries as well as home resource kits filled with school supplies and educational activities
STUDENTS SERVED VIRTUAL Y READERS GRADE LEVELS
FIRST GRADE
25%
ETHNICITY WHITE
22%
N RTE A G ER KIND
THIRD GRADE
SECOND GRADE
AFRICAN AMERICAN
28%
MULTI-RACIAL & OTHER
8%
ASIAN
6%
HISPANIC/ LATINO
26%
27%
17%
41%
IN-PERSON READING CAMP ETHNICITY
GRADE LEVELS MULTI-RACIAL & OTHER
KINDERGARTEN
23%
FIRST GRADE
32%
THIRD GRADE
15%
SECOND GRADE
30%
16%
HISPANIC/ LATINO
15%
WHITE
9%
ASIAN
1%
AFRICAN AMERICAN
59%
VIRTUAL Y READERS IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
4
WEEKS
13
16
SCHOOLS
81%
TUTORING SESSIONS
698
STUDENTS
"I was very pleased that Y Readers was an option virtually this summer amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This is our son’s third year participating, and while nothing can replicate the in-person experience, this was a good solution to keeping him engaged and focused on reading over the summer."
of students completed 9 or more of the 16 sessions
- Virtual Y Readers Parent
IN-PERSON READING CAMP IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
4
WEEKS
3
CHURCH PARTNERS
16
TUTORING SESSIONS
92% 96% of students completed 9 or more of the 16 sessions
of students improved or maintained reading skills
93
STUDENTS
"This was an amazing opportunity for kids to focus on reading while still having fun." - In-Person Reading Camp Parent
Y Readers participants take a pre and post-program assessment in order to quantify reading proficiency gains. This summer, in collaboration with READ Charlotte, we piloted Summer Literacy Coach to assess virtual Y Readers students. We are not reporting virtual reading scores because students completed the assessments at home and therefore scores could not be validated. To assess summer reading camp students, we utilized DIBELS Nonsense Word Fluency and Oral Reading Fluency. Students who stayed within their pre-score DIBELS band or moved to a higher band are considered to have improved or maintained.
Y READERS SITES | Summer 2019 SCHOOLS SERVED Summer 2020
J.V. WASHAM ELEMENTARY 9611 Westmoreland Road Cornelius, NC 150
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CORNELIUS ELEMENTARY 21126 Catawba Avenue Cornelius, NC
HUNTERSVILLE ELEMENTARY 200 Gilead Road Huntersville, NC
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HIDDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY 5100 Snow White Lane
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HICKORY GROVE ELEMENTARY 6709 Pence Road e Rd.
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*For summer 2020, we did not engage these two school districts in virtual or in-person programming but did provide students with home resource learning kits filled with school supplies, books and educational activities.
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HUNTINGTOWNE FARMS ELEMENTARY 2520 Huntingtowne Farms Lane Johns
PARTNER DISTRICTS Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Lincoln County Schools* Mooresville Graded Schools*
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BERRYHILL SCHOOL 10501 Windy Grove Road
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ALBEMARLE ROAD ELEMENTARY 7800 Riding Trail Road
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REID PARK ACADEMY 4108 West Tyvola Road
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J.H. GUNN ELEMENTARY 7400 Harrisburg Road
GREENWAY PARK ELEMENTARY 8301 Monroe Road
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MAJOR FUNDERS
All programming is offered to families at no cost; it is fully funded by individual gifts, corporate donations and grants. We are grateful for the support of our major funders and all those who make the program possible for kids who need us most.
Architech Sports Brighthouse Financial Neil & Claire Cotty Robert E. Knowling McKenney’s, Inc. Mecklenburg Restoration Parsec Financial Management PwC Randy Marion Automotive
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