Benefits

Closing the gap

By delivering proven strategies in a small and nurturing environment, Learning Together students realize significant benefits that help close the gap between at-risk students and their peers. Everyone benefits: mentors, mentees, schools, families and communities.

Students improve:

Academic achievement
Motivation to learn
Communication and interpersonal skills
Self-confidence and self-esteem
Attendance
Classroom behaviors
Retention and drop-out rates

Adult mentors experience:

Personal satisfaction
Confidence in their abilities
A sense of self-worth and productivity
Enhanced communication skills

Schools, families and communities enhance:

Community/school/family relationships
Family literacy and capacity to support student success
Corporate and community identity
Capacity to develop new skills for school staff
Resources for using less-qualified staff

Mentoring is a win-win for everyone.

I said (to my grandson), ‘We’re going to have to do a partnership here. Grandpa’s not a good reader, so what we’ll have to do, we’ll teach each other. I may find some words where I’ll stumble and you go ahead and tell me. I’ll tell you what I know.' What’s come out of this is more than I ever expected. Read more…
—Grandfather, mentor for Reading Together

Everyone benefits: students realize significant academic, social and emotional gains; mentors experience great satisfaction; school, family, and community relationships are strengthened.

GEveryone benefits: students, mentors, schools, families and communities.