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| Afterschool programs should do more than keep young people safe and out of trouble. With Learning Together, students make real academic progress. Our programs facilitate positive relationships with cross-age tutors or adult mentors, develop reading and math skills, and align with classroom curricula and expectations. Research indicates that students who participate in academic afterschool demonstrate: |
- improved grades and higher achievement test scores
- reductions in grade retention
- improved behavior
- increased competence and sense of self as a learner
- better work habits
- fewer absences from school
- higher educational aspirations and improved attitudes toward school
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| Scientifically-based practices in literacy and math instruction combine all elements of effective tutoring practices, as outlined by the U.S. Department of Education: “Evidence That Tutoring Works,” 1997: |
- Incorporates research-based elements
- Intensive and ongoing training
- Close coordination with classroom or reading teacher
- Well-structured and scripted sessions
- Careful monitoring and reinforcement of progress
- Frequent and regular mentoring sessions
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| Learning Together has combined methodology, content and professional development to produce effective research-based programs: |
Reading Together Grade Two
Reading Together Grade Three
Reading Together Intermediate
Math Together
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| Research supports Learning Together strategies: |
McREL Research Finds Out-of-School Programs Boost Achievement
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| Develop skills students can bring back to their classrooms. |
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 |  | Quality programs can markedly increase engagement in learning by providing students with opportunities for personal attention from adults, a peer group with positive aspirations, and hands-on activities that hold students’ interest and develop their skills and sense of competence. Schools often have difficulty providing these types of opportunities, yet research indicates they are critical to long-term academic success. Read more…
— CRITICAL HOURS: Afterschool Programs and Educational Success, The Nellie Mae Educational Foundation |
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