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How a Title I School Drove Significant Reading Growth with High-impact Virtual Tutoring

High-dosage, 1-to-1 virtual tutoring with the same tutors, strong assessments and willingness to adapt helped our students' scores soar.

September 12, 2023

William H. Sadlier, Inc. Announces a Partnership with Littera Education to Provide Personalized, High-Impact Tutoring Based on the Science of Reading

This collaboration enables both Sadlier® and Littera to provide virtual tutoring for students using Sadlier's From Phonics to Reading™ program authored by early literacy expert Wiley Blevins, EdD.

September 6, 2023

New Jersey Department of Education Selects Littera Education as an Approved Tutoring Provider for High-Impact Tutoring Grant

Littera Education has been selected by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) as an approved vendor for the New Jersey Learning Acceleration Program: High-Impact Tutoring Grant. New Jersey public school districts may apply for up to $768,000 in funds.

August 29, 2023

Littera Education Now Offers the Delta Math RtI Program to Help Michigan Students Complete Unfinished Learning in Math

With high-impact tutoring from Littera using the Delta Math RtI Program, schools and districts can support students from kindergarten through Algebra II

July 31, 2023

Expanding Access to Tutors: Nonprofit Grants $6 Million to 32 Learning Organizations Across 20 States to Help More Students

Accelerate announced Thursday that tutoring outfits across the country would receive either $150,000 “Innovation” grants or $250,000 “Promise” grants.

June 1, 2023

How to Fund High-Impact Tutoring After the ESSER Fiscal Cliff

The most common question from administrators about high-impact tutoring is: "How will I fund this after the fiscal cliff?" See 6 options to continue providing this valuable support to students, even after ESSER dollars run dry.

May 8, 2023

Maximizing Resources for Maximum Impact: High Dosage Tutoring in K-12 Education [A Panel Discussion at ASU+GSV 2023]

High-dosage tutoring is an effective way to boost student learning and improve academic outcomes in K-12 education. This panel discussion explored the benefits and best practices of high-dosage tutoring, including strategies for effectively delivering and assessing instruction and the latest research on its impact on student achievement. View the recording to learn more about how high-dosage tutoring can support student success in your school or district.

April 27, 2023

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Summer Success Strategy #3: Avoid Inequities by Meeting All Students Where They Are

While traditional summer programs aim to meet the needs of each student, not every learner fits neatly into one type of summer offering, and many go the length of summer with no academic support at all. Dr. Janet Wilson outlines a final key summer school improvement strategy focused on increasing equitable access through flexible scheduling and delivery. This is the third in a 3-part series.

April 24, 2023

Edmentum Partners With Littera Education to Deliver Personalized High-Impact Summer Tutoring Programs

Programs for Foundational Reading, Algebra Readiness, and Middle & High School Course Support address critical academic transition points

April 12, 2023

5 ways to get results from your virtual tutoring program

Thanks to a data-driven approach to tutoring, this district has been able to help its students increase their growth and confidence in reading.

April 6, 2023

Summer Success Strategy #2: Expand the Capacity to Serve More Students (without Overtaxing Your Staff)

Dr. Janet Wilson outlines solutions to common summer school challenges related to staffing and scheduling. This is the second in a 3-part series.

February 15, 2023

Summer Success Strategy #1: Use Summer to Target Key Transition Grades

Dr. Janet Wilson outlines a key summer school improvement strategy proven to create better outcomes for students, particularly those at key transition points in their academic careers. This is the first in a 3-part series.

February 9, 2023

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Tutoring is a People-Powered Intervention

Every educator knows a great curriculum only comes alive with a talented teacher. The same is true for any adaptive digital intervention programs. A person to not only deliver that content, but to make the student care about learning the content, can make all the difference.

November 7, 2022

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5 Takeaways from the “Rethinking the One-Teacher Classroom” Webinar

The brightest minds across higher education and K-12 are re-examining the one-teacher classroom, while taking on our most difficult challenges: achievement gaps, the teacher pipeline, and job dissatisfaction. An expert team discussed these topics and more at a recent EdWeek webinar.

November 1, 2022

Littera Education Acquires GoBoard and Tutor Matching Service to Provide Best-in-Class Tutoring Solutions for K-12 and Higher Education

Littera Education, a leader in K-12 high-impact tutoring, has acquired Tutor Matching Service and GoBoard to help address these challenges in higher education — and enhance the tutoring it currently offers to K-12 schools and districts.

October 17, 2022

7 Signs a Student is Well-Suited for Tutoring

Which students are ideal for tutoring? We’re sharing exactly what we hear from students, parents and educators.

September 27, 2022

Monterey Herald: "Olson Elementary School partners with tutoring service"

Olson Elementary School has partnered with Littera Education to bring free tutoring services to nearly 400 students and improve their reading skills.

September 13, 2022

Olson Elementary Partners with Littera Education to Bring Free High-Dosage Tutoring to Marina Students

More than 50 students have participated in this free service to date.

September 12, 2022

10 Bright Spots for Back-to-School 2022

It’s easy to focus on what’s not working in education–that’s the norm. But as we head into this new school year, it’s important not to lose sight of everything that is on track, and to reflect on the incredible progress that’s been made in the last two years.

September 8, 2022

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Research to Identify Effective Math Tutoring Designs for Underrepresented Students Begins in US School Districts

Littera Education announces districts participating in research funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and partners with Renaissance to provide assessment and curriculum for the project.

September 7, 2022

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Why is “High-Dosage Tutoring” So Popular in K-12 All of a Sudden?

With everyone from the schoolhouse to the White House pointing to tutoring as the solution to learning loss, it’s worth asking not only when and why “high-dosage tutoring” became so popular, but also what exactly people mean when they say it.

August 24, 2022

Why Students Fell Further Behind in Math than Other Subjects During School Closures

The Brookings Institution found that average math test scores in grades 3-8 fell at roughly double the rate of reading scores between 2019 and 2021.

August 16, 2022

Ten Questions Districts Ask When Considering a Tutoring Program

Dr. Janet Wilson speaks with districts about what they're considering as they implement tutoring as an intervention.

August 8, 2022

How Does Tutoring Fit into Existing Intervention Paradigms?

Tutoring often fits best as a district-managed intervention that is available to all students throughout the school day, and embedded alongside primary instruction.

August 1, 2022

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Yes, Math Anxiety Is Real. How Do We Overcome It?

Math anxiety is real, but where does it come from, and how can you help students overcome it?

July 20, 2022

Chalkbeat: "Schools are spending millions on new virtual tutoring. Is it working?"

With millions of dollars flowing into virtual tutoring, it’s worth asking: What works best? Different models yield different outcomes.

June 30, 2022

North Carolina Education Corps and Littera Education Partner to Improve Reading Achievement for North Carolina K-3 Students

The North Carolina Education Corps and Littera Education have partnered to provide North Carolina K-3 students with high-impact reading and literacy tutoring at no cost to families.

June 28, 2022

High-Dosage vs. Chat-Based Tutoring Infographic

Leveraging Data on Social Promotion and Grade Retention to Overcome Unfinished Learning: Strategies for Success

Research on students in danger of retention provides us key insights on how best to accelerate learning for kids who’ve fallen behind.

May 18, 2022

Transforming summer school with high-dosage tutoring

Today’s students have different summer learning needs, and we have better tools and methods to teach them. It’s time to start using them.

May 9, 2022

A Guide to Funding and Grants for Littera High-Dosage Tutoring [Download]

Use federal funding and grants to support high-dosage tutoring in K-12 schools.

May 2, 2022

High-dosage tutoring pairs technology with personalization

“Chat-based ‘tutoring’ may be relatively easy to implement, but it lacks the design features and assessment data that research says are critical to accelerating learning among disadvantaged students.” Learn more in this "Learning Acceleration" guest column by Littera founder and CEO Justin Serrano

April 29, 2022

The Active View of Reading: Moving Beyond the Simple View

New research suggests a shift toward the “Active View of Reading” to understand students' reading abilities, to account for complexity, and to provide targeted support.

April 26, 2022

Best Practices for High-Dosage Math Tutoring in Middle & High School [Infographic]

High-dosage math tutoring research and implementation guides can be lengthy and detailed. Use this best practices infographic as a first step in ensuring your program accelerates achievement for all.

April 22, 2022

K-12 Staff Shortages are Nothing New–It’s Time to Act

Staffing shortages in education were here before the pandemic, but are now more urgent than ever.

April 11, 2022

Saga Education and Littera Education partner to boost student achievement in mathematics

Schools will be able to offer students one of the most effective personalized tutoring programs in the country via a platform designed to make delivery easy.

April 7, 2022

Summer School Planning: A Strategic Approach to Accelerating Learning

This year, districts are leveraging the flexibility of high-dosage tutoring during the summer break to ensure their students are on track.

March 9, 2022

Educating The Whole Child: What Is The Approach and Why Does It Matter?

Districts can drive equity and overcome learning disruption by advancing the whole child approach to education.

March 1, 2022

High-Dosage Tutoring vs. Homework Help: Comparative Efficacy of Two Leading Tutoring Models

The research is clear, tutoring works. The difficult part for many districts is deciding what works best for their needs.

February 23, 2022

Automaticity: A Key To Early Literacy Success

High-dosage tutoring can be both a short-term solution for overcoming historically inadequate reading scores and a long-term transformative tool for ensuring strong foundational skills.

February 7, 2022

How Does Tutoring Bring Parents And Teachers Together?

Parents and teachers are rallying around tutoring as a unifying force for creating a better school environment.

February 1, 2022

Keep Your Community Engaged By Being Transparent With ESSER Funding

Some communities are requiring districts to track spending decisions and prioritize accelerated learning for their students through high-dosage tutoring.

January 25, 2022

High-Dosage Tutoring: The Future Of Academic Support

Now is the time for an academic support model that ensures equitable access to a new idea, one that is driven by data evaluation and is integrated with a district’s instructional strategy, with the benefits compounding the acceleration of learning over time.

January 19, 2022

We Work For Teachers Because We Are Teachers

Our own Brian Miller and Kanecia Hodo share their stories as instructors during the pandemic, and what they see as the deciding factors that caused their career shift, from being in front of the kids to behind the scenes at Littera.

January 11, 2022

It Is Never Too Late For a Champion

Giving up on students is unacceptable. It is never too late in the year or in their lives to give them the support they’ve always deserved. Dr. Janet Wilson shares her personal experience with trauma and an educator who never gave up on her.

December 21, 2021

Littera Receives Gates Foundation Grant to Help School Districts Promote Equity

The 14-month grant will provide data and technological innovations that close gaps in mathematics achievement among students set back by the COVID-19 pandemic who are Black, Latino, and/or experiencing poverty.

December 14, 2021

A Way Out: High-Dosage Tutoring for Every Student

Like Plato's vision for true knowledge, districts can create a new reality - one beyond the trappings of the cave of disruption that has plagued K-12 education for the last two years.

December 7, 2021

The Second-Grader Problem: Creating a Safer and More Supportive Culture

For second-graders, 2021 marks their first face-to-face experience in a classroom. Bonding with their teachers and classmates as well as time and attention is required for this group of young learners during such a critical, transitional time.

November 29, 2021

Blog by Littera: Teachers are closing performance gaps and getting students to grade level with focused socio-emotional and academic support.

Teachers Report: The Third Year of COVID-19 Disruption

First Marking Period Outcomes Report - Teachers are most crucial to the future of learning and are faced with an unprecedented instructional environment and many see this as a battleground for innovative solutions.

November 16, 2021

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The Brown M&M Clause: Mitigating Risk With A Hidden Checklist Item

Designing efficient district support systems requires evaluating options with a risk-management lens, and a hidden checklist that you can rely on with each new opportunity ensures that your operational needs are being met.

November 9, 2021

New Virginia Funding Supports Tutoring

The Virginia DOE through Onward and Upward VA is inviting schools around the state to apply for over $100 million in student-focused grants to support programs to help students catch up and achieve their academic goals.

November 1, 2021

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Principal Leadership: Traversing New Contexts, New Roles, and Innovative Strategies

Principals are in the pinch position of being the key intermediary in strategizing what normal feels like amid chaos - with the opportunity to transform their district's future by using available funding to accelerate learning.

October 26, 2021

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Building Your Vision Despite HB 4545

TEXAS: HB 4545 and its requirements, though perhaps initially overwhelming, provide districts with a unique opportunity to create a new model of education that includes individualized instruction for all.

October 20, 2021

Preview image for a blog post by Dr. Janet Wilson of Littera Education about the remedying the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on special education students via high-dosage tutoring.

Compensatory Education: An Opportunity For Innovation

Compensatory education, specifically high-dosage tutoring, provides a remedy for the disproportionate effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on special education and services.

October 12, 2021

Utilizing Benchmark Assessment Data To Design Personalized Interventions

Interventions provide a pathway to telling every student's story. Their journey is transformative; the support they need is prescriptive.

October 6, 2021

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United States Department of Education Recommends High-Impact Tutoring

In the recently published report "Strategies for Using American Rescue Plan Funding to Address the Impact of Lost Instructional Time," staff from the US DOE outlines how implementing evidence-based tutoring practices is a key approach to accelerating learning.

September 29, 2021

Data-Informed Practices Lead to Real Equity Accountability

The pandemic has disrupted student progress data collection for many districts. To get to grade level and bridge this gap, no time should be wasted in implementing the monitoring and reporting required for equitable learning.

September 14, 2021

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Providing Scale, Fit, and Power in Tutoring Design

A thoughtfully and effectively designed, delivered, and monitored tutoring initiative can focus better on the individualized needs of students if it is an extension of the core academic program.

August 25, 2021

HB 4545 Requirements Can Feel Overwhelming

Addressing the new mandated requirements of HB 4545 in Texas is proving to be a challenge for many. We’re working with districts to meet those needs and align a high-dosage tutoring program with TEKS.

August 4, 2021

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Littera Education: Dr. Janet Wilson Is New SVP, District Solutions

Former Chief of Teaching, Learning and Schools at Montgomery County Public Schools Dr. Janet Wilson joins Littera Education as Senior Vice President, District Solutions

July 13, 2021

Littera Education Presenting At ISTE 2021 Conference

The annual ISTE conference has always been an important opportunity for K-12 leaders to learn about new innovations in technology. More importantly, attendees of the ISTE Conference always discover new approaches that can make teaching and learning more effective for students everywhere.

June 22, 2021

Comprehensive District Tutoring Programs - The Time Is Now!

This self-described thought experiment lays out a forward-thinking plan to bring effective high-dosage tutoring to K-12 districts across the United States.

May 21, 2021

Research Proves Tutoring Is Effective

The list of life skills that can be learned with tutoring extend beyond a child’s academic success and add important life skills and confidence that all parents and teachers want to see for students.

May 4, 2021

Why Early Literacy and Numeracy are Prime for District Managed Tutoring

Tutoring has become a huge focus of early childhood education because we know that early literacy skills set the stage for the rest of a learner’s school career, and indeed for significant life outcomes.

April 20, 2021

How Tutoring Can Address Unfinished Learning In K-12 Schools

District tutor programs are one of the best tools available to K-12 schools and districts who want to address unfinished learning opportunities.

April 8, 2021