Our Impact
Impressive gains
We are proud to have served so many students in the short time we’ve been in Philadelphia, and thrilled by the progress they have made; each year has seen a steady climb in students’ gains. We remain committed to open inquiry about our practices, leading to refinements that effect more impactful student outcomes.
In the 2022-2023 school year, our students experienced a 133% CORE score growth—more than six times the national benchmark of 21.2%.
Student Success Stories
Jayson
Jayson’s speech apraxia and dyslexia made reading a frustrating and overwhelming experience. After two weeks with our remote curriculum, Jayson not only showed tremendous growth in foundational literacy skills, but also in his confidence as a reader and belief in his ability to accomplish difficult tasks.
Hasan
Hasan was initially a shy, reluctant student who lacked confidence as a reader. Over the course of the school year, he developed a close bond with his coach, Monique. She created a playful, safe learning environment that helped Hasan to come out of his shell and to take ownership of his learning.
Mylinda
When Mylinda started kindergarten, her knowledge of letters and letter sounds was far behind her peers’. Through hard work and perseverance, and with the support of her in-school coach and Achieve Now reading specialist, she not only learned all of her letters and letter sounds, but began to read first-grade-level words.
What people are saying
*decoding is the ability to recognize the sounds made by letters or groups of letters and to blend those sounds into complete words. Decoding has been said to be the cardinal feature of all skilled reading; studies show that children who are good decoders read many more words than struggling decoders, who tend to over-rely on memorization or context clues.