Alumna's literacy program participates in Facebook challenge
Stephanie Wong
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: News
The combination of stress-free reading and personal attention works so successfully that Everybody Wins! South Florida has expanded to serving four schools and 120 students since its founding last year.
Katz is proud of the program's accomplishments and finds her job to be a rewarding combination of passions.
"I always knew whatever I'd do would be working with people," said Katz.
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 with a degree in psychology, Katz earned a master's degree in nonprofit management from Brandeis University. Now she is working to close the literacy gap among elementary school students so that poor readers do not fall behind in education.
According to the program's Web site, 55 percent of participating students at the poor-reading level reported that they enjoyed reading, whereas only 31 percent of control-group students did so. Sixteen percent of poor readers improved their classroom behavior compared to only three percent of students not in the program.
Katz appreciated all the donors who contributed to the Facebook challenge, and predicted future success for Everybody Wins! South Florida.
"This program is sustainable, and it really works," she said.
Katz is proud of the program's accomplishments and finds her job to be a rewarding combination of passions.
"I always knew whatever I'd do would be working with people," said Katz.
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 with a degree in psychology, Katz earned a master's degree in nonprofit management from Brandeis University. Now she is working to close the literacy gap among elementary school students so that poor readers do not fall behind in education.
According to the program's Web site, 55 percent of participating students at the poor-reading level reported that they enjoyed reading, whereas only 31 percent of control-group students did so. Sixteen percent of poor readers improved their classroom behavior compared to only three percent of students not in the program.
Katz appreciated all the donors who contributed to the Facebook challenge, and predicted future success for Everybody Wins! South Florida.
"This program is sustainable, and it really works," she said.
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