Our Mission
Fostering the Promise of Literacy
More than 1 in 3 children who started school in the pandemic need intensive reading help, according to a new study by the curriculum and assessment group Amplify.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood education are just starting to be felt. Most elementary school students have yet to experience a ‘normal’ school year without school closures, teacher shortages, or absenteeism. These challenges have translated directly into greater learning loss among Reading Power’s population of predominately low-income and minority students exacerbating existing achievement gaps by 15 to 20 percent (McKinsey & Company, June 2020). However, Reading Power is part of the solution. In fact, research shows that a proven catalyst for accelerated learning is the kind of one-to-one teaching/tutoring support that Reading Power provides students.
We are made for this moment
Since 2003, Reading Power has been delivering high-dose one-to-one tutoring during the school day to over 4,100 at-risk students in Lake County, IL. Reading Power has a proven program, with proven results.
- One-to-one tutoring individualized daily
- Research-based cutting-edge curricula
- Led by reading professionals and powered by trained volunteers
- Serving students prekindergarten through second grade
Join us. Donate. Volunteer.
Our Board
Our Reading Power Board of Directors and CEO:
Kathy McFarland, PhD, Chairman
Marra Lochiatto, MBA, Vice Chair
Kathleen Cowie, Secretary
Jim Young, MBA, Treasurer
Lisa Bulzoni, MEd, CEO
Ann Bates, EdD
John Davidson
Rob Davis, JD, MBA
Mary Jane Hender, EdD
Todd Litzsinger
Rahul Malhotra, MBA
Melinda Mooney
Jacalyn Ramdin-Johnson, MBA
Beverly Raudabaugh, MBA
Frank Sibley
Arthur Turner
Mary Weber, MA
Tom Wood
Rev. Dr. Gordon Butcher, DMin, Emeritus