HIGH STAKESBIG IMPACT

MEASURABLE, MEANINGFUL RESULTS

EXPERIENCE CORPS

WORKS WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE GREATEST NEED, TEACHING ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL SKILLS TO LEARN AND PRODUCING

TUTORS IMPROVE YOUNG STUDENTS’

READING COMPREHENSIONONE OF THE TOUGHEST SKILLS TO AFFECT IN STRUGGLING READERS

EXPERIENCE CORPS

After one year, STUDENTS WITH

EXPERIENCE CORPS TUTORS MADE

OVER 60 PERCENT MORE PROGRESS

in two critical literacy skills—sounding out

new words and reading comprehension—

compared to similar students not served

by the program.

Half of all students who are referred to

Experience Corps struggle with reading so

much that they are AT OR BELOW THE 16TH

PERCENTILE for reading nationwide.

Almost all students referred to

Experience Corps are LOW-INCOME

CHILDREN OF COLOR.

One in four uses

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

Experience Corps delivers significant results

for students REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY,

GRADE, CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, OR

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.

ENGAGING A GROWING POPULATION

TO HELP YOUNG STUDENTS IN

LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS

MEASURABLY IMPROVE THEIR

READING ABILITY

TRAINS PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER,

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EXPERIENCE CORPS

MATCHES A GROWING NATIONAL

RESOURCE, OLDER AMERICANS,

WITH A PRESSING NATIONAL NEED,

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY

EXPERIENCE CORPS

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT

STUDENTS WHO GET A STRONG

START IN SCHOOL ARE

MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE CORPS

NETWORK2,000 MEMBERS

170 SCHOOLS

600,000 HOURS

20,000 STUDENTS SERVED

23 CITIES

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore County, MD

Beaumont, TX

Boston, MA

Cleveland, OH

Evansville, IN

Grand Rapids, MI

Greater New Haven, CT

Marin County, CA

Minneapolis, MN

New York City, NY

Oakland, CA

Philadelphia, PA

Port Arthur, TX

Portland, OR

Revere, MA

San Francisco, CA

St. Paul, MN

Tempe, AZ

Tucson, AZ

Washington, DC

EXPERIENCE CORPS

AS AN INTERVENTION, EXPERIENCE CORPS

IS COST EFFECTIVE AND

WELCOMED BY TEACHERS

EXPERIENCE CORPS

Teachers overwhelmingly rate

EXPERIENCE CORPS AS BENEFICIAL

TO STUDENTS, while reporting that it

represents little or no burden to them.

SCHOOLS REPORT

REDUCED DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS,

BETTER LEARNINGENVIRONMENTS

EXPERIENCE CORPS

Office referrals for CLASSROOM

MISBEHAVIOR DECREASED by about half

in schools with Experience Corps teams,

but stayed the same in control groups.

PROVIDES A BRIDGE BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

EXPERIENCE CORPS

Experience Corps members serve

as mentors and role models who

REFLECT THE DIVERSITY

of the students they engage.

MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL

WELL-BEING

EXPERIENCE CORPS

Compared with adults of similar age,

demographics, and volunteer history,

Experience Corps tutors reported

IMPROVEMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH

AND PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING,

including mobility, stamina, and flexibility.

Experience Corps members also reported a

significant DECREASE IN LEVELS OF

DEPRESSION and functional limitation,

INCREASED THEIR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS,

and maintained overall health longer.

HIGH STAKESBIG IMPACT