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The RISE Institute for Literacy is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization
whose mission is building paths to sustainable literacy improvement.
RISE Institute for Literacy has three primary goals:
Instruct Students
Provide struggling readers with explicit, systematic instruction to improve reading skills through the RISE Tutoring Center
Empower Pre-Service Teachers
Provide free science of reading resources to university teacher preparation programs for the purpose of educating pre-service teachers.
Support Families
Provide information, resources, and support to parents of struggling readers and children with reading disabilities, including dyslexia.
Upcoming Events
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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
— Frederick Douglass
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”
— Kofi Anan
“Literacy is the jump-off point from which all of life's successes take flight.”
— Lauri Fortino
Our Mission
RISE Institute for Literacy’s mission is to promote and ensure literacy by supplying research based reading resources and interventions to pre-service teachers, struggling readers and their families.
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A message about RISE from our Chairman of the Board
“We appreciate your visit to the RISE website and hope that you find information that will be valuable to you as a professor, K-12 educator, parent, or donor. Our mission to improve literacy and prepare pre-service teachers has never been more important.
Reading is consistently ranked as the most important academic skill and a key factor in reaching potential throughout a person's lifetime. Yet, only about one-third of U.S. 4th graders have demonstrated reading proficiency and 32 million Americans are functionally illiterate. Research shows that many students struggle with reading due to dyslexia or the lack of explicit reading instruction, while the majority of pre-service teachers report that they have received little or no training in the science of reading.
The RISE Institute for Literacy is committed to providing the resources that support teacher training programs, structured literacy intervention for struggling child and adult readers, and information for empowering parents.
Thank you for visiting our website, we hope you will return often.“
— Laura Axtell, M.Ed.
Chair, RISE Board of Directors