Development


Project Description:

DC Reads is the University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service’s literacy program created to break the chain of illiteracy that ties people to poverty.

DC Reads tutors (primarily college students) are hired and trained to work with youth identified through testing as being in need of assistance to read and comprehend reading material better. Prior to entering the program, youth are tested to determine potential reading problems. Tutors travel to assigned schools or after-school programs Monday through Friday to work with assigned students in a variety of interactive and fun activities designed to improve reading skills. Proven structured and repetitive training processes help to ensure individual success no matter at what level the students enter the program. Prior to program completion, students are retested to determine how much their reading skills have improved.


Community Description:


Our sites are listed below:

John Quincy Adams Elementary School - Pedro Cartegena
Bruce Monroe Elementary School - Marta Palocious
Eugene Meyers Elementary School - Valeri Brown
Benning Stoddert Recreational Center - Ms. Sylvia Marshall
Team Afterschool Program - Dr. Robert Blaine


Our Staff are:

Rebecca Bankhead, Acting 4-H and Youth Development Specialist
Adrienne Jackson, Project Assistant
Wilma Tacaraya, Project Assistant
Cheryl Fellenz, Reading Specialist
Diane Dyson, Administrative Assistant


Community Partners:

Partner names go here.