54% of Chicago’s public school students do not meet or exceed reading standards.
Only 3 in 10 students entering 4th grade are proficient readers.
Low income 1st graders are only read to for 25 hours on average. In contrast, their peers get 1000 hours one-on-one reading.
The ABC7 Team joined SitStayRead at Genevieve Melody Public School in the West Garfield Park neighborhood to see their annual Keep Reading Celebration, where SitStayRead celebrates students on all their hard work done that school year!
Learn more about our story, how SitStayRead was founded, how SitStayRead got started, and where we are today - all from the words of our three founders: MaryEllen, MK, and Sarah.
We look at a SitStayRead Tail Blazers program at Michael Faraday Elementary School on Chicago's West Side to hear from students what they love best about SitStayRead and how the team of dedicated volunteers and Certified Reading Assistance Dogs help to make their dreams a reality.
