7 Neurological Breakthroughs: How Structured Literacy Rewires the Developing Brain for Elite Reading
7 Neurological Breakthroughs: How Structured Literacy Rewires the Developing Brain for Elite Reading The human brain was never biologically designed to read. While our brains are hard-wired for spoken language through hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, the...
The Sub-30% Line:
The Sub-30% Line: Why America’s Literacy Crisis Is an Economic and Moral Imperative Imagine a nation where only three out of every ten people have the fundamental skill required to access a career, read a medical form, or engage fully in civic life. That’s not...
The Silent Tsunami:
The Silent Tsunami: America’s Literacy Crisis and the Urgent Call to Action for Every Parent, Teacher, Leader, and Lawmakers WARNING: What you are about to read is not hyperbole. It is the stark, unvarnished truth about the state of American education. Imagine a...
Partnering with Schools
Partnering with Schools A Community-Based Solution for Literacy Intervention At Strands of Accelerated Reading (SOAR), we understand the literacy challenges schools are facing today. Teachers are under immense pressure to help every student succeed, even when some are...
Literacy Is Health Care
Literacy Is Health Care Why Healthcare Providers Must Partner to End the Literacy Crisis When we think of healthcare, we picture hospitals, doctors, prescriptions, and insurance cards. But there is a quieter, equally powerful factor shaping the health of our...Strands of Accelerated Reading
S.O.A.R. is the life long dream of Suzanne Pollutro, an educator of 15 years, with NYS certifications in PK – 6th Elementary Education, Literacy, Bilingual / ENL, and in SBL/SDL Administration.
“I hope that you will consider allowing me to partner with you in the education of your most precious treasures – your children. I will work hard to earn your trust and to ensure your children become skilled readers, and more!”