Just Say YES to Reading

Program Overview

The Just Say YES to Reading Program serves students through a weekly online instruction leveraging peer-to-peer storytime with kid authors, reading challenges using Beanbright, vocabulary and sight words exploration and mastery using the 500 Fryes Sight Word List. By the end of an 11 week program cycle, students who complete the program will have an increased understanding of an additional 500 vocabulary words, increased confidence, an understanding of the value in reading for pleasure, and an increase of child well-being.

The Just Say YES to Reading program turns everyday places into public learning classrooms, equips youth with pathways for success, supports healthy family foundations, and helps communities thrive by closing gaps of equity in education. Our grade-level reading and literacy program aligns with evidence-based research that shows the importance of ensuring all students have access to a rigorous and high-level quality education regardless of zip code in which they live.

Our Just Say YES to Reading focuses on 4 components:

1. Vocabulary/Language Nutrition
2. Writing
3. Financial Literacy
4. STEAM

Just Say YES to Reading program utilizes interactive online tools to engage students and parents alike in reading activities. The programs selected provide instructional sequence and sight word activities that have been known to be advantageous for beginning readers.

These learning tools are classroom supplies perfect for promoting phonemic awareness, a critical element in helping develop your students into proficient readers. These activities improve the student's focus and attention because they are listening to their own voices and self-monitoring. They're fun and highly-useful educational resources

In addition to the interactive tools used, students have weekly assessments that measure reading comprehension, sight word understanding, and writing ability of each student participant, including activities that promote engaged and informed parents.

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