Reading Partners
Two out of three fourth graders are reading below their grade level, and almost one-third of all children nationwide lack even basic reading skills. Reading is a critical building block for education as a whole, and it seems that many children aren't getting proper reading education. Attempts to remedy this with educational reform have only made slight progress: low-income fourth graders reading at a proficient level only increased a mere seven points from 1998 to 2013.
Of all the different literacy and reading programs designed to improve students' reading ability, one-on-one tutoring has shown the greatest promise in improving children's reading performance. The report Reading Partners: The Implementation and Effectiveness of a One-on-One Tutoring Program Delivered by Community Volunteers covers the story of Reading Partners, a One-on-One volunteer tutoring program that has grown to be a great success. The program is employed in over 130 schools to over 7,000 students, and it's still growing today.
To read more about Reading Partners and One-on-One Tutoring in reading education, you can find the full text of the article here: Reading Partners |
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PAEYC and Allegheny County Family Support Conference
Join the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children and Allegheny County Family Support for their conference Inviting Ideas, Inspiring Innovation on October 17 and 18, 2014.
The conference will feature sessions exploring educational innovation in museums, libraries, reuse organizations, maker spaces and digital labs presented by providers, parents, teachers, artists, scientists, designers and more!
For more information, click here.
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APOST Bi-Annual Conference (Fall 2014)
The APOST Bi-Annual Conference (Fall 2014), a professional development conference for out-of-school time practitioners, is tentatively set to be held on September 26, 2014. Location TBD. We need presenters! You can find the RFP form here on our website here.
Please submit your completed form via email to APOST@uwac.org. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, July 24, 2014.
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Grants
GoGirlGo! Pennsylvania Grants: Provides a total of $40,000 for sports/physical activity programs for girls aged 5-13. Deadline, July 3.
Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award: $10,000 awarded to afterschool programs providing literacy support to middle schoolers. Deadline, August 15.
L'Oreal Women of Worth: Six awards of $10,000 are given to the chosen cause of a women who is a leader, role model, or activist making an impact. Deadline, June 26.
Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation: Grants awarded to organizations against bullying and/or for increased diversity in sports.
Peter F. Drucker Nonprofit Innovation Award: Given to organizations that best demonstrate Drucker’s definition of innovation and receives $100,000 unrestricted award. Deadline, July 1.
Ribbons of Hope – One grant of $100,000 awarded to an organization that promotes education, health, economic independence, social well-being or human rights for women and girls. Deadline, July 1. |
RACE Youth Summit
Students from across the region will gather at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for a youth summit on race and identity. Also, students are needed to participate in summer workshops to serve on summit planning committees! More information can be found here. |
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You Decide
Survey for Youth Today's Out-of-School Time Hub: Anonymous survey to help develop an online OST Hub in conjunction with the Youth Today Newspaper.
US Youth Observer: One American between the ages of 18-25 is selected to engage young people in the U.S. in the work of the United Nations and international issues.
FAME Academy: FAME Academy is looking for talented, self-motivated 7th graders to take advantage of academic and leadership development courses this summer. |
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