Building Reading Skills Through United Readers
United Readers is a United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra program designed to improve foundational literacy skills through mentoring with a specially trained AmeriCorps member. These AmeriCorps mentors meet with kindergarten through third-grade students one-on-one and in small groups focusing on phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds. Developed in collaboration with the Washoe County School District, United Readers officially launched in November 2020.
In the 2023-2024 school year, United Readers' mentors provided in-person services to 643 students at Maxwell Elementary, Peavine Elementary, Silver Lake Elementary, Sun Valley Elementary, Sarah Winnemucca Elementary, Stead Elementary, Echo Loder Elementary, Bordewich Bray Elementary, Edith Fritsch Elementary, C.C Meneley, Lincoln Park Elementary, Nancy Gomes Elementary, and Lahontan Elementary. Students are assessed before and after the program to track progress and skill development. 96% of students demonstrated improvement after participating in the United Readers program.
Click here to view the full 2023 - 2024 United Readers Assessment Report.
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Questions? Please contact Krystal Nevada, AmeriCorps Program Director, at (775) 325-8907 or by email at UnitedReaders@uwnns.org.
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