Brilliant Detroit and Reading Partners

Description

Brilliant Detroit was created to coordinate and connect what works for families and kids in one centrally located, welcoming place. Together with over 50 partners, families and kids choose what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable. We provide the love, safety and opportunities for growth.

In partnership with Brilliant Detroit, Reading Partners will launch our virtual platform in Detroit for the first time. Reading Partners Connects, our online tutoring platform, allows volunteers to work with students one-on-one using Reading Partners’ evidence-based curriculum from the comfort of their home. Virtual lessons integrate our trusted curriculum and e-books into innovative presentations to optimize student engagement and incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) opportunities through relationship-building with tutors.

Reading is the foundation for all learning, and a key lever towards educational equity. The United States has a longstanding history of racism that has created inequities, predictable outcomes, and enduring barriers for people of color. Brilliant Detroit and Reading Partners recognize that learning to read is a civil right and we promote equity by helping students develop lifelong literacy skills and confidence to actualize their limitless potential.