Program: Literacy Partners

Contact:
Saideh Haghighi
Hillsboro School District
(503) 844-1500
haghighs@hsd.k12.or.us


Hillsboro’s Literacy Partners effort serves all four middle schools to help improve reading achievement of Hispanic students.  Each week for an hour, mentors and eighth grade students engage in a variety of activities that involve reading, such as reading and discussing Harry Potter, researching college websites, or solving a word puzzle. Literacy can impact one's income level, occupation, education, housing, and access to medical care. Literacy Partners aims to help Hillsboro students develop a love for reading and be poised for success in school and life. The outcomes have been positive: 87% of the participating students believed they improved in school as a result of the program and mentors and teachers reported an increase in students reading for pleasure.

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