A Wider Circle Internship

Zero percent.  That was the percentage of second-graders that read at grade level last year at one low-income school in Washington, D.C.  As that group of students moved into third grade in the fall of 2012, A Wider Circle formed a partnership with the school to make that class the focus of our School Community Program.  We work with children in that classroom every day, and our goal is clear: to bring the percentage of children who can read at grade level from zero to 100%.

Third grade is a critical year, marking the transition of a student from learning to read to reading to learn. Too often, students who test below proficiency level in reading at the end of third grade fall further and further behind in subsequent grades; this increases the likelihood for behavioral problems and school dropout.

 

An internship in this new and ambitious program is a hands-on, meaningful, and challenging opportunity for those interested in helping students to grow and succeed.

 

For more information on this internship, please contact Dr. Anne Thompson at intern@awidercircle.org.