（Boston Orange 摘譯）麻州政府今（6）日宣佈，將投資2500萬元，改善麻州學生識字閱讀能力，以幼稚園到小學3年級學生為對象，其中1年級學生享有最高優先權，推出為期10週，學生免費上的“密集輔導”項目，邀麻州各學區申請。
這「密集輔導」將由麻州中小學教育廳（DESE）承辦，為參加的學校及學區，免費提供輔導者，在上學日的放學之後，以實體或虛擬線上，一對一或小組的方式辦理輔導，有彈性的因應地方需要，為學生奠定基礎閱讀能力。
DEDS希望藉由這計畫，賦予地方教具機構能力，為有需要的學生們提供具針對性，基於實證，支持文化及語言持續性的早期識字指導。
視乎州議會最後的款項分配，這輔導服務可從2025-2026學年開始，7月選出參加計劃的地方教育機構，由中小學教育廳批准的商家，受過訓練的輔導者來提供符合各學區學生特定需求，有實證基礎方法的輔導。
在這項新的輔導計畫外，奚莉州長還發起了「讀寫啟動：從3歲到3年級的閱讀成功」計畫。 「讀寫啟動」計畫提供教育工作者培訓、課程支援和學區撥款，例如今年稍早授予15個學區的「麻州閱讀成功夥伴關係」（PRISM）撥款。今年春天，麻州政府開放讓更多學區申請即將發放下來的550萬美元，用於幫助實施高品質的早期讀寫教學材料。
BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that schools and districts in Massachusetts are invited to apply for high-dosage early literacy tutoring, designed to help students in kindergarten through third grade build foundational reading skills — with Grade 1 as the top priority. High-dosage tutoring provides one-on-one or small-group tutoring sessions multiple times a week for at least 10 weeks. This program was created by Governor Maura Healey through a proposed $25 million investment as part of her comprehensive strategy to improve literacy for all Massachusetts students.
Offered through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), this initiative will provide participating schools and districts with tutors at no cost to the school or student. The tutoring will offer flexible models — including in-person and virtual formats — designed to meet local needs during and after the school day.
Through this initiative, DESE aims to empower local education agencies to provide targeted, evidence-based, and culturally and linguistically sustaining early literacy instruction to students who need it most. Eligible schools and districts can express interest now through the Early Literacy Tutoring Interest Form, available online.
“It’s crucial for our teachers and schools to have access to the resources they need to support every young reader," said Governor Maura Healey. “This initiative will help bring high-dosage early literacy tutoring directly to students who need it most, giving them the foundational skills essential for long-term success. This type of tutoring has been proven to be highly effective, and we encourage schools across the state to apply.”
“Through Literacy Launch and other initiatives like high-dosage tutoring, we are advancing our commitment to improve literacy education in Massachusetts,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This effort helps more students across the state receive targeted tutoring and support aligned with the best early literacy practices.”
This opportunity is open to all Massachusetts public schools and districts, with priority given to those demonstrating a commitment to evidence-based early literacy instruction and a clear need for ELA/literacy support. Pending final appropriation, tutoring services are expected to begin in the 2025–26 school year, with participating LEAs selected in July following the Interest Form period. Tutoring will be delivered by DESE-approved vendors using student-centered approaches grounded in diagnostic data, evidence-based methods led by highly trained tutors, and flexible service models to meet the unique needs of each district and accelerate student learning.
“When our schools have access to evidence-based, culturally sustaining tutoring options, students are more likely to achieve the critical milestone of reading proficiently by third grade,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “This opportunity targets first grade, a crucial year for learning to read.”
In addition to this new tutoring initiative, Governor Healey also created Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 through Grade 3 initiative. Literacy Launch provides educator training, curriculum support, and district grants, such as the Partnership for Reading Success – Massachusetts (PRISM) grant awarded earlier this year to 15 school districts. This spring, the administration opened applications for additional school districts to apply for $5.5 million to help implement high-quality early literacy instructional materialsthat will be awarded soon.
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