On-Demand Panel Discussion Replay

Redefine Reading Outcomes: How MA Districts Are Accelerating Literacy Growth



Massachusetts superintendents and curriculum leaders from across the commonwealth gathered recently for an impact-focused panel discussion, and the replay is ready for you!

Hear panelists share how they've dramatically improved reading outcomes with the help of 1:1 high-dosage tutoring, plus offer advice on incorporating this early intervention into your school day.

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More Than 50% of Mass. 4th Graders Are Not Reading on Grade Level. 

Something Needs to Change.

During this panel discussion, your colleagues from around the commonwealth share how they're using 1:1 differentiated virtual tutoring to target students' precise reading skills gaps with remarkable results.

In one district represented on our panel, students reading at benchmark increased from 12% to 39%, while students needing intensive intervention decreased from 88% to just 35%.

This isn't just another literacy program — it's a data-driven, research-validated approach that Johns Hopkins University researchers have called "a scalable solution to accelerate early literacy outcomes for high-need students."

 

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213%

Increase in students
reading on benchmark

55%

Decrease in students needing intensive intervention

100%

Equitable impact
across student groups

Source: Study of Ignite Reading students in 13 Massachusetts districts, conducted by Johns Hopkins University Center for Research and Reform

"As students make gains in reading, as we meet with the Ignite Reading team and data is shared, that data is then used by staff. We have seen any staff skepticism turn to hope and joy."

Susan Dargie, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Westfield Public Schools, Westfield Massachusetts

Watch the Replay to Hear...

 

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How to implement 1:1 tutoring that delivers daily foundational reading skills instruction

 

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Implementation insights from district leaders who've successfully deployed the program

 

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District strategies for enhancing classroom instruction with tutoring program data

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Student impact stories that detail social and emotional growth alongside reading skills improvement

Learn From Your Mass. Colleagues

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Acushnet Public Schools
Angela Ruggeri
Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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Chelsea Public Schools
Katie Schubmehl
K-4 Literacy and Humanities Coordinator
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Reading Public Schools
Dr. Thomas Milaschewski
Superintendent
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Westfield Public Schools
Christine Shea
Director of Assessment and Accountability
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Springfield Public Schools
Jose Escribano
Ass't Sup't of Community Engagement, Family Empowerment and Partnership
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Westfield Public Schools
Susan Dargie
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
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Panel Moderator
Alex Gottlieb
Director of Massachusetts Partnerships, Ignite Reading

Success Spotlight:
Reading Growth Stories From Some of Our Panelists

Chelsea Public Schools

Johns Hopkins University researchers found the number of students needing intensive intervention in Chelsea was cut in half with the help of 1:1 tutoring — from 88% to just 35%.

Pittsfield Public Schools

Students at Egremont Elementary School in Pittsfield gained a full year of reading growth with 15-minute daily tutoring sessions.

Westfield Public Schools

JHU researchers documented 2X growth of the number of students on benchmark with Ignite Reading instruction.