Today was the premier day of the Rise Above Poverty Reading Clinic Spring 2025 Session. 7 Children were in attendance. As usual, there were surprises as we embrace children slighted by the Syracuse City School district. Education is tough work because you MUST show love. It is NOT for the faint of heart. We hear stories about our children advancing to new heights after their encounter with the RAP reading clinic. We hope to create a love of reading by modeling that love of reading. We have emblazoned the mantra of "Helping Kids Read to Succeed" on the hearts of the Reading Clinic Participants. Our volunteers are exceptional people committed to good social and personal change. They thank us for the opportunity, whilst we thank them for their commitment.
The Rise Above Poverty Reading Clinic is designed to provide free literacy support for third to sixth-graders in the Syracuse City School District. The goal is to help students read at grade level by improving their word recognition, reading fluency, and comprehension. The primary activities of the clinic include:
Providing individualized instruction at student-centered learning stations.
Independent and paired reading.
Pre and Post-assessments.
The Rise Above Poverty’s Reading Clinic is proud to have received a $22,000.00 BJ’s Charitable Foundation grant to support the Reading Clinic which is design to help students achieve on level benchmarks. This funding will make a positve difference for the students and families we serve.
The Reading Clinic was bustling with activity today! We welcomed 12 students who were excited to enhance their reading proficiency and 10 volunteers who generously donated their time and effort. The day flew by as we engaged in a variety of interactive literacy activities, including reading aloud, grammar lessons, and vocabulary quizzes. Despite the frenetic pace, everyone had an enriching and enjoyable experience.
Helping Students Read to Succeed
According to the Education Trust, Syracuse has some of the lowest 3rd grade reading scores in the state at 13%. tHIS TRANSLATE TO A STAGGERING 87% OF STUDENTS ARE NOT READING ON GRADE LEVEL. Go to this link to read the article.
Our mission is simple: "Help Students Read to Succeed". Our goal is to help struggling students become proficient and reading at grade level. We also want to help students develop a love of reading and have a greater desire to read on their own.
Our program provides:
One on one instruction
A curriculum tailored to your child's individual needs
Clean, safe, and quiet classes conducive for learning
For more information call 315-492-1741 or email Info@Riseabovepovertysyr.org
This week The Rise Above Poverty Reading Clinic has the pleasure of having Iris St. Meran as a guest speaker and reader. Mrs. St. Meran is a news reporter at NewsChannel 9, WSYR-TV. Our students were so excited to have a real live tv personality join our program. As you can imagine they flooded her with questions about tv, college and her video on seals during the New York State Fair.
Mrs. St. Meran thank you for visiting our program and reading to our students.
Thank You Dollar General, For selecting Rise Above Poverty’s Reading Clinic to be recipients of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Literacy Grant. Funding ensures we continue with the Reading Clinic’s Fall Session which begins next week!
