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Chapter One

Transforming Children’s Futures with 1:1 Reading Support

EBS has partnered with Chapter One since 2023 to provide daily 1:1 high impact tutoring in classrooms to students who need help with their reading. Every day that school is open, 10 Chapter One Early Literacy Interventionists (ELIs) dial into 24 K-4 classrooms, working 1:1 with more than 400 students in 5-10 minute sprints, 3-5 times per week—remotely on Chapter One laptops.

Students at EBS have made significant progress in phonics skills, fluency, and overall reading proficiency. Since starting with Chapter One, foundational phonics mastery has increased 2.5x on average across grade levels, compared to baseline measurements.

Chapter One high impact tutoring runs in parallel to teachers’ classroom instruction, providing supplementary individualized support without affecting classroom routines or curriculum. Chapter One ELIs can also work year-round with students remotely at home on family smartphones, including through the summer. To sign up for free at-home reading tutoring, click here.