When Kids Achieve, We Succeed
At each site, children were urged to achieve, maintain, and even enhance key reading skills
Improvement
Results improved on the easyCBM test, which measures reading skills. On average, students tested in 2019 gained 8.6 points between the start and end of the summer program, a statistically significant change
Reading Skills
A full 75% of children improved their reading skills over the course of the summer, according to the test scores, and 14% of students maintained their reading skills.
Test Scores
In total, 89% of students maintained or increased reading test scores in 2019.
Only 11% of children participating in READy for the Grade showed evidence of summer slide. Uneven attendance by some children contributed to their earning lower test scores.
All Kids Need to Read
READy for the Grade serves a diverse population, with programs in rural, suburban, and urban communities. The challenges of living and learning with low income vary by setting. Click the site name for details.
Killingly
Manchester
New Haven
Hamden
Rockville
West Haven
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New Haven, Connecticut 06510
Telephone: (203) 859.6555
Email: mott@newalliancefoundation.org
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