The Impact of One Semester of Future Forward Literacy on Reading Achievement and School Attendance

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  In Roundtable Session: Family, School, Community Partnership Initiatives to Promote Literacy (Table 17)

Abstract

Future Forward is a literacy program that pairs tutoring with family engagement. In the fall of 2021, Future Forward was provided to 65 students in three schools. So that it could serve more students in the wake of COVID-19 school disruptions, program participation was changed from one year to one semester. All but two of 65 served students received the intended amount of tutoring. Regarding family engagement, 65% were contacted at least once per month. The results of a randomized control trial impact evaluation found statistically significant impacts on reading achievement and differential positive impacts on students of color. Future Forward was not found to impact school attendance.

Authors

• Curtis J. Jones, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

• DongMei Li, Austin Independent School District