READ TO SUCCEED BUFFALO AND COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION TO PARTNER DURING 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR
RTSB’s CARE Preschool Literacy Coaching and Quality Improvement Program to partner with CAO’s Head Start classrooms
August 30, 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Read to Succeed Buffalo (RTSB) is partnering with Community Action Organization (CAO) to implement its evidence-based CARE (Community Alignment for Reading Excellence) Preschool Literacy Coaching program in partnership with Head Start teachers at the Ferry Academy site located at 909 East Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211 for the 2022-2023 school year.
CAO provides multiple programs assisting in life skills such as professional and career development, drug abuse and treatment, senior services, emergency and family services, Youth Services, and housing development on addition to its Head Start program.
"CAO Head Start and Early Head Start promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services for enrolled children and families, '' said Chelsea White, Executive VP/Chief of Education
“We partnered with Read to Succeed Buffalo because we know the organization has a proven track record in implementing evidence-based early care and education programs like CARE Preschool,” said Community Action Organization President and CEO Thomas Kim.
CARE Preschool is part of the RTSB continuum of high-quality language and literacy resources delivered by dual certified literacy coaches in child care, Head Start and the early grades in Buffalo City Public and Charter Schools. RTSB partners with professionals and volunteers at all levels of the birth through 3rd Grade continuum to ensure our most at risk students are reading by grade-level at the end of 3rd Grade. Professional, embedded coaching has been proven to help bridge the gap between learning theory and classroom practice, ensuring that children are receiving high-quality care and the individualized literacy exposure they need to be successful.
“Longitudinal data shows that RTSB programs at all levels improve professional practice. Professional practice and high-quality learning environments result in improved student academic and social emotional outcomes including reading fluency and academic confidence,” said Read to Succeed Buffalo Executive Director Anne Ryan. “We look forward to partnering with CAO to enhance the early childhood education programs they provide to Buffalo’s 3 and 4 year old children.”
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About Read to Succeed Buffalo: Read to Succeed Buffalo, Inc. (RTSB) began in 2007 in response to the staggering literacy deficits among the citizens of Buffalo. Today, RTSB sharpens its focus where it can have the most impact – increasing early childhood literacy and 3rd Grade reading scores by preparing children for kindergarten and the early grades through improved exposure to developmentally appropriate, literacy-rich environments wherever they are, including child care, Head Start, public school, or home with a parent or caregiver. The non-profit organization works to develop models for improving literacy that create systemic change in how the Buffalo community prepares children for success in school and supports them once they enter public school. For more information, visit www.readtosucceedbuffalo.org.
About the Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.: The Community Action Organization of Western New York (CAOWNY) is a non-profit that serves over 50,000 individuals and families annually. We use our combined expertise to lead the charge on mitigating poverty throughout low-income communities within our area by empowering our clients with the resources they need to become self-responsible. Hope drives us through adversity, and the CAO of WNY provides that hope by helping low-income individuals, families, and communities access the resources they need to succeed. We strive to give our clients a sense of empowerment and self-responsibility so they can have a meaningful role in our society. Hope, Empowerment, and Self-responsibility is our mission.
CAOWNY provides comprehensive services to families, children, and individuals at 30 locations throughout Erie and Niagara County. CAOWNY provides education, children and family, emergency, neighborhood, employment and training, housing and development, drug abuse research, and treatment services. For more information, visit www.caowny.org.
