Reading Corps trains tutors to evaluate student performance in reading and literacy growth. Tutors deliver research-based literacy interventions for students at-risk of reading failure in pre-kindergarten through third grade. Within the Reading Corps program, an emphasis is placed on the early identification and delivery of supplemental preventive support to struggling readers.

Study Goals:
The purpose of this report is to summarize three research studies that were undertaken: 

The GOALS (Gain Opportunities to Achieve Lasting Success) program model is a strengths-based, family-centered intervention that motivates parents to use effective parenting practices in support of child competence. Focused on low-income families in Detroit, MI, GOALS was nested in a multi-agency integrated service delivery model.

Living Arts implemented the Detroit Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts program in Head Start centers from 2012-2017. The program focuses on:

The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s (NKFM) Project for EArly Childhood Health (PEACH) programs are a group of initiatives focused on families with young children in low-income, vulnerable communities in Michigan. PEACH’s initiatives provide education and coaching around healthy lifestyles for children and their parents.

Study Goals:

Overall, the final evaluation study aim is to investigate the relationships between Regie’s Rainbow Adventure® (RRA) program, health behaviors, and kindergarten readiness.

Research Questions:

United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM)’s 2011 Social Innovation Fund Project (SIF 2011) was a Detroit-area initiative that brought together UWSEM partners to increase the number of young children prepared to enter school. The initiative:

The ACCESS to School program uses an empowerment-based approach to school readiness to address the needs of immigrant parents and caregivers with children aged 0-5 living in Southwest Detroit. These program components include: