Name: Achieve Early Literacy Success at Scale
Start: 2025-01-24T14:00:00ZEST
End: 2025-01-24T15:00:00ZEST

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With 67 percent of 4th graders reading below grade level, schools need early literacy interventions that work at scale.

A study recently released by the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University showcased an intervention that researchers dubbed “a scalable solution to accelerate early literacy outcomes for high-need students.” In one year of high-dosage 1:1 tutoring from Ignite Reading, 1st graders gained an additional 5.4 months of learning as compared to national averages.

How did they do it? Join Ignite Reading CEO Jessica Sliwerski in conversation with the researchers, plus educators from one Massachusetts district that participated in the study, to find out.

Key takeaways will include:

Key study findings, including a comparison of program success to other interventions
How to maximize literacy tutoring impact
Educators’ firsthand experiences scaling virtual tutoring

Dr. Amanda Neitzel

Assistant Professor, Deputy Director of Evidence Research, Center for Research and Reform in Education, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University

Amanda Neitzel is an assistant research scientist at the Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE). She has expertise on school-based health interventions, literacy, meta-analysis, data management, and quantitative research design. While at the CRRE, she has worked on evaluations of school-based vision programs with an emphasis on issues of implementation. She has also conducted multiple systematic reviews, including reviews of elementary literacy as well as educational programs for struggling readers. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Amanda was an elementary school teacher in a traditional public school and also served in the Peace Corps.

Joseph Reilly, Ed.D

Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE), Johns Hopkins University

Almudena Abeyta, Ed.D

Superintendent, Chelsea Public Schools, Chelsea, Mass.

Katie Schubmehl

K-4 Literacy and Humanities Coordinator, Chelsea Public Schools, Chelsea, Mass.

Jessica Sliwerski

CEO, Ignite Reading

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