Read USA INC

BASED ON RESEARCH, READ USA, INC. IS TARGETING BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EQUIPPING LITERACY RESOURCES TO CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME HOMES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TWO-THIRDS OF LOW INCOME HOMES HAVE ZERO BOOKS AND TWO-THIRDS OF FOURTH GRADE CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE TO READ WILL END UP IN JAIL OR ON WELFARE. READ USA, INC. IS CREATING AWARENESS AND ACTION TOWARDS THIS ISSUE AND TURNING THE PAGE ON THESE STATISTICS IN A POSITIVE WAY. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BOOK CHOICE AND OWNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN IN UNDER- RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGH BOOK FAIRS AND BOOK EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE GRADE-LEVEL READING PROFICIENCY BY PAIRING HIGH SCHOOL TEEN TUTORS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO READ, PROVIDING DAILY, INTENSIVE ONE- TO-ONE MULTISENSORY TUTORING FOCUSED ON ORAL READING FLUENCY, PHONICS, PHONEMIC AWARENESS, VOCABULARY, READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS, AND WRITING. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS MULTICULTURAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING THAT INCLUDES VIRTUAL "READ ALOUDS" FROM