Read To Succeed Buffalo Inc

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READ TO SUCCEED BUFFALO, INC. PROPOSES TO HAVE 100 VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN UP TO THREE DAYS OF PRESERVICE TRAINING (18 CONTENT HOURS) EITHER AS VETERAN LITERACY TUTORS OR AS NEW VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTORS WHO WILL BE DEPLOYED TO 100 TITLE 1 BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. THE TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 8, 9, AND 11, 2020. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 9TH AND 11TH DAYS OF SERVICE & REMEMBRANCE, 100 VOLUNTEERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE LOW-INCOME ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, PREK THROUGH 3RD GRADE, IN CLOSING THAT GAP, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTORS IN THE STUDENT'S CLASSROOMS. ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14 VOLUNTEERS WILL REPORT TO ONE OF 100 CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE CITY OF BUFFALO. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED INITIATIVE IS BUILT ON A VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT PROGRAM OF THE AARP FOUNDATION KNOWN AS EXPERIENCE CORPS AND A LITERACY COACHING METHODOLOGY CREATED THROUGH AN EARLY READING FIRST INVESTMENT UNIQUE TO READ TO SUCCEED BUFFALO. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION -- PARTICULARLY IN AN URBAN, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL DISTRICT.