Better Basics Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Oct 2, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,332,518

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The Better Basics Reading Intervention program works with elementary school students who are reading below grade level by providing individual attention in a small group format from a qualified teacher in order to improve their reading and comprehension skills. These sessions are conducted in small group settings, which allow the instructor to tailor the sessions to the needs of the students. These sessions occur three times a week for twenty weeks. The goal of the Reading Intervention program is to increase each students reading skills and to give the child strategies that will lead to classroom success and increased self-esteem. In the 2011-2012 fiscal year, students participating in our Reading Intervention program increased their reading skills and comprehension by an average of six book levels. The Reading Intervention program served 474 students. More than 40 volunteers and 27 teachers delivered service to participating students.

Activity 3

The MORE program encourages fourth-grade students to read for pleasure by providing students access to a library of age-appropriate books for classroom use. Children are encouraged to participate in the program and are rewarded with books and other incentive prizes correlating to milestones reached by the students. Teachers allow students to read selections from the MORE library and to complete book reports to demonstrate and help improve reading comprehension. Students earn a book for every book report that is completed, up to two books per week, throughout the program, allowing them to develop personal home libraries. The MORE program is responsible for putting thousands of books into the homes of students every year, and often a MORE prize book is the first book a student has ever owned. In the 2011-12 fiscal year, more than 1,900 fourth-grade students were served in the Better Basics MORE program. Classroom volunteers report that students read more than 23,500 books, and students were rewarded with more than 26,150 books for their home libraries. Volunteers provided more than 5,220 hours of support to students in the MORE program.

Filer

EIN

63-1106040