Science of Reading for Afterschool
Why We Exist
Some early readers need additional practice after school but don’t have access to structured tutoring.
Parents and teachers recognize the importance of the Science of Reading, but translating theory into consistent and effective programs presents a challenge.
Many afterschool reading programs use outdated whole language approaches and others use digital apps that increase children’s screen time.
The Reading Roadmap
offers a proven afterschool program, tools and curriculum that help young students accelerate reading and show stronger results on school tests.
Our afterschool model was designed by reading interventionists. With technical assistance provided by the Technical Assistance Network (TASN), the Reading Roadmap developed thirty-minute interventions that provide individualized support in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
Our afterschool model makes reading intervention fun. Our curriculum includes hands-on, tactile activities that require movement and engagement with other children. Our programs gamify science-based interventions so that a child can have fun while learning.
We DO NOT use any apps or screens. The last thing a child needs today is more screentime. Instead, afterschool should involve play, engagement with peers and most importantly, FUN!!!
What We Do
We align with school data and MTSS. Each Reading Roadmap program can be modified to align with its partner school’s intervention data. If your school tests with STAR, FastBridge, Acadience, or any other commerical screener, no problem! Through data sharing, we target students for enrollment, group them for intervention and provide progress monitoring all through your measurements.
our partners’ success
Leland, Mississippi
Leland Mississippi is know as the home town of the creator of the muppets, Jim Henson. Leland is also known for its fantastic work in early literacy.
In 2022-2023, with funds from the school district and the Walton Family Foundation, a Reading Roadmap afterschool program served grades 1st through 4th at Edna M. Scott Elementary. Students enrolled for the afterschool program were predominantly testing in Tier 3 and needed extra skills help.
Based on the school-administed i-Ready benchmark asssessments, from fall to spring, 78% of third graders transitioned from Tier 3.
Garden City, Kansas
Drawn by jobs at the Tyson’s meatpacking plant, migrants from around the world call Garden City their home and send their children to local schools.
Reading Roadmap has partnered with Garden City schools for five years. A rigorous controlled study followed 1,000 students over a year to observe their reading progress. Those 3rd graders that attended the Reading Roadmap afterschool anytime during the year scored 16% better on school reading assessments.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
For many students, the time given in a school day is not enough to truly learn materials. This is why it is so crucial for these students to get additional help through after school programing. Looking at data from Clarksdale School District, the impact that after school programing has given students additional learning and time they would have otherwise not gotten.
Indianola, Mississippi
In partnership with Delta Health Alliance, Reading Roadmap has written a report looking at iReady benchmark scores and skill growth observed within the afterschool program to assess students’ success after intervention.