Our Mission
Read Alliance 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.
35+
Million Dollars Raised
20+
Years Serving communities throughout the five boroughs of new york city
30+
Thousand young people positively Impacted
Our Programs
We provide early literacy intervention to K-2nd graders in public and charter schools and community based organizations in all five boroughs in NYC through our School Year and Summer Reading Programs. Our near-peer tutoring model employs teens from the same communities as our students to deliver our proven intervention model.
Teen tutors, who we call Teen Leaders to represent the dynamic role they play in the lives of the READ students, are trained in our leveled curriculum (Reading for All Learners Program), in data collection, and behavior management. We pay our Teen Leaders minimum wage, provide ongoing training and leadership development opportunities, and offer the chance to advance to Senior Teen Leader, a supervisory role with additional responsibilities.
Our School Year and Summer Reading Programs provide 45 sessions of one-to-one tutoring. Each session also incorporates read alouds to build reading confidence, and a lending library to allow students to take books home and encourage practicing their skills outside of the program.
Get Involved
visit our program
A great way to learn more about READ's program is to come see it in action.
Volunteer opportunities
You can help struggling readers catch up to their peers and provide jobs for teens in all five boroughs in NYC.
Make a Donation
When you give to Read Alliance, you are giving twice: you are helping to ensure young children become lifelong readers, and empowering Teen Leaders with a meaningful job in their own communities.