Soar Detroit: Provides Literacy Tutoring, Sports, Fostering Life Changing Relationships & Help Kids
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English - July 21, 2022 20:47 - 22 minutes - 50.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsDaily News News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Some 34% of students are below basic reading level in the fourth grade, according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Another 31% are below the proficient reading level. About 27% of eighth grade students are below basic reading level, per NCES.
In the Metro Detroit Area, 86% of 3rd graders cannot read at grade level. Soar Detroit is here to change this fact.
Since 2005, Soar Detroit has been successfully helping every willing child read at or above grade level. Their students increase on average 2.3 grade levels after just one year in their literacy program. Children enrolled in Soar receive one-on-one mentoring and an individualized learning plan prepared by a professional education specialist.
Traditionally, Soar operates after school, where children come for one hour, two days a week. There long-term vision is to turn Detroit’s literacy rate upside down, promote healthy community in our city, and see kids come to know Jesus.
Russell Harris Jr. is the CEO of Soar Detroit and he joined me this week to tell me more.
For more information: https://www.soardetroit.com/
Become a Mentor: https://www.soardetroit.com/mentor
LinkedIn: @RussellHarrisJr.
Follow: @soardetroit