Certified Tutoring Program

The John Corcoran Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit corporation which has been established since 1997 for the express purpose of facilitating "the prevention and eradication of illiteracy in adults and children across America, through public awareness, creation and dissemination of resources, and training and mentoring through existing literacy organizations and educational programs.

The Foundation has been providing tutoring services since 2003. Skilled, trained tutors provide support for struggling students, in small-group settings that help students develop confidence as they see their reading improve. Innovative software is used to provide support through the use of the highest quality interactive programs.

Certified by the California Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education as a Supplemental Services Provider, the Foundation has been focusing on students in Title One schools. Students enrolled in their programs have improved reading scores by an average of one to two years, as measured by the Woodcock Reading Mastery Word Attack test, during the 45 tutorial sessions provided during the program year. In Denver, Colorado, Garden Place Elementary third grade students gained 22 CSAP points during the 2004-2005 school year. Unsatisfactory scores dropped from 37 to 19 percent for that grade. 75% of students at Garden Place speak Spanish in the home.

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