Illuminations and Insights
We shine a light on our partners, the work we've done across the country, and insights from our team members.
The mission is our why: The wins and the pains of scaling Future Forward nationwide
By employing a combination of high-dosage tutoring and consistent family engagement using known best practices, Future Forward has emerged and cemented its status as a leading practitioner of literacy instruction for children. In this blog, we discuss Future Forward’s history, scale up, evolution, and vision for what is next in the pursuit to make all children joyful, confident readers.
Delivering evidence-based interventions: How Future Forward adjusts dosage and develops graduation criteria to best serve students at scale
EA’s Future Forward Literacy program is a highly effective evidence-based tutoring program. Such programs have become even more needed in the wake of COVID-19 school disruptions. In this blog, we describe Future Forward and discuss how dosage can be adjusted, including through the development of “graduation” criteria, so COVID-related funding can be used for interventions for as many students as needed.