SF Bay Area
638 3rd St., Oakland, CA 94607 ᐧ (510) 830-3032
Expanding literacy access in the San Francisco Bay Area
Reading Partners has been a part of the educational landscape in the San Francisco Bay Area since the program was founded in 1999. Our one-on-one tutoring model empowers students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide individualized, personal attention to each student in our program.
537
students received 12+ sessions of one-on-one tutoring (2023-24)
17
reading centers (2023-24)
529
community tutors (2023-24)
“My student once said to me, I think reading is a treasure! Reading is the best treasure because it opens up everything and makes you smart up here,’ as he pointed to his head. That day, he asked if he could take home two books and do two book reports – my heart overflowed.”
76%
of all Reading Partners students meeting or exceeding their primary end-of-year literacy growth goal (2023-24)
Partner schools
- San Fransisco
- Cesar Chavez Elementary School
- El Dorado Elementary School
- Hillcrest Elementary School
- Jean Parker Elementary School
- Rosa Parks Elementary School
- Sherman Elementary School
- Starr King Elementary School
- Tenderloin Community School
- East Bay
- Hillside Elementary School
- Laurel Elementary School
- Lockwood STEAM Elementary
- Think College Now Elementary School
Direct tutoring
Our direct tutoring models includes high-impact, one-on-one tutoring for students in both in-person and online formats.
Our volunteer-driven model engages community volunteers to support students in developing mastery of key reading skills. Volunteers are trained to implement our evidence-based curriculum rooted in the Science of Reading.
News & events
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