READ ALLIANCE INC

READ ALLIANCE, INC (READ) WORKS TO ACCELERATE THE EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY OF EARLY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGH THE POWER OF TEENS WHO PROVIDE ONE-TO-ONE LITERACY TUTORING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. READ IMPACTS TWO POPULATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND THROUGH A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM, STUDENTS AVERAGE A FULL YEAR'S GROWTH IN READING AND THEIR TEEN TUTORS DEVELOP COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE SKILLS. EARLY INTERVENTION PREVENTS READING DIFFICULTIES FROM BECOMING BARRIERS TO FUTURE SUCCESS, WHILE TEENS HAVE A POSITIVE DIRECT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH MEANINGFUL SERVICE AND JOBS.