More Scalable, Proven Options Available to Schools

ProvenTutoring Welcomes Three Live Virtual Tutoring

Programs to the Coalition

Air Reading, Ignite Reading, and On Your Mark: 1:1 Model are three literacy models delivered virtually by a human tutor. As with the other proven programs on our website, these models are structured programs delivered daily,or almost daily by highly trained, invested individuals. In the coming weeks, detailed program pages for each of the three models will be added to ProvenTutoring.org that include critical information for decision-making such as which grade levels the programs have been proven effective for, curriculum descriptions, cost, group size, tutor characteristics, and implementation supports used in the studies. These three programs present schools with more proven options!

The 2025 Annual Convening:

The State of High-Dosage Tutoring

Co-hosted by ProvenTutoring and Accelerate

#StateofHDT2025

Photo Credit: Kaveh Sardari

The February convening, co-hosted by ProvenTutoring and Accelerate, brought together researchers, state and local education leaders, tutoring providers, and national nonprofits to advance efforts to embed high-dosage tutoring in the K-12 school day. Nearly 200 attendees from 40 cities, 27 states, and two additional countries braved a winter storm to attend the two-day event at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center. This year’s convening focused on the pivotal role of state and local leadership amidst the recent expiration of federal relief dollars; the edtech innovations transforming HDT; and the empirical landscape of tutoring effectiveness. It highlighted best practices for expanding the research base for tutoring, developing tutor-to-teacher pipelines, scaling effective tutoring models, and using student outcomes as a benchmark for success.

Follow @Accelerate and @ProvenTutoring on social media for more convening photos and updates on our work! Both orgs use Linkedin and Bluesky. Accelerate is also on X and ProvenTutoring is on Facebook.

We've Been Busy

Reports, Articles, Webinars, and Blogs by Our Team

NASBE’s Latest Standard Explores How School-Community Partnerships Drive Student Success

In the article, Leveraging Community-Based Organizations for High-Dosage Tutoring, Jen Krajewski of ProvenTutoring and Jennifer Bronson of Accelerate discuss the vital role community organizations can play in closing the achievement gap through the delivery of a proven high-dosage tutoring model. The article offers policy recommendations for states and districts that leverage community strengths, create a supportive environment for CBO-led high-dosage tutoring programs, and produce a system focused on academic outcomes.

Webinars

“The Ongoing Recovery From Pandemic-Era Learning Losses,” was held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond as part of their Speaking of the Economy series. ProvenTutoring’s Amanda Neitzel discussed tutoring and evidence-proven models in addressing learning loss.

“High-Dosage Tutoring: A High-Impact Literacy Strategy,” is a webinar sponsored by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. ProvenTutoring’s Amanda Neitzel and CRRE’s Joe Reilly, discuss the analysis of program outcomes for a first-grade tutoring program.

Recent Virtual Tutoring Program Evaluations

An Evaluation of Ignite Reading Virtual Literacy Tutoring in Massachusetts

Authors: Dr. Amanda Neitzel and Dr. Joseph Reilly

Air Reading: A Randomized Evaluation of a Tutoring Model

Authors: Dr. Amanda Neitzel and Dr. Nathan Storey

Evidence Viewpoint - A Blog by the Center for Research and Reform in Education

See recent posts by Dr. Amanda Neitzel, Dr. Steven Ross, and more