HIKE (Help Instill the Key to Education) provides low-income children individualized reading instruction in order to improve their literacy, leading to greater success in school and increased opportunities in life.
The line of success is clear: children who read at grade level are more likely to graduate from high school. And those who graduate from high school are more likely to pursue further education or get a job. Phoenix Family and the Trent Green Family Foundation have made it our top priority to ensure that all children we serve read at grade level before they reach middle school.
HIKE is an outcome-driven program. The overall goal of HIKE is to have 90% of the children in our program reading at grade-level in order to set the stage for higher high school graduation rates. For the initial year of the program, we anticipate that the program will have the following impacts:
- 75% of children who are low-proficiency readers will increase their proficiency by one grade level over 12 months as indicated through i-Ready assessment testing.
- 80% of children who attend the reading lab will demonstrate improved attitudes towards reading as indicated through pre- and post-surveys.
- 60% of children in the program will show an increased interest in reading as indicated through percentage of children who read for pleasure.
- 90% of children who participate in reading lab activities will have increased positive relationships with adults as indicated through the Social Skills with Peers Survey.
Serving at KC Metro, East Hills Village, and Columbia Square locations.
