BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALLENTOWN INC
720 N SIXTH STREET, ALLENTOWN, PA 18102 www.bgcallentown.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM IN MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AREAS OF ACADEMIC WEAKNESS THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGES AND ENABLES THEM TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND THEIR POTENTIAL.THE INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THAT STUDENTS ARE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS USE THE WORKBOOK-IN-A-BOX FORMAT THAT ENTAILS SKILL CARDS WITH PLASTIC OVERLAYS THAT ARE REUSABLE. STUDENTS PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF EACH TIME. THROUGH THIS METHOD, STUDENTS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENT LEARNING. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK FOR EACH STUDENT, ALLOWING HIM OR HER TO REVIEW AND CHECK EACH PROBLEM AFTER COMPLETING IT. MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. UTILIZES THE SRA (SCIENCE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.) SERIES FOR MATH AND LANGUAGE ARTS/READING. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SRA (NOW PART OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, THE LARGEST PRE-K THROUGH 12 EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHER IN THE NATION) HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND CONTINUALLY UPDATING TESTING MATERIALS. THE MATH COMPONENTS PROVIDE DRILL AND PRACTICE IN NUMBER CONCEPTS, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, FRACTIONS, WORD PROBLEMS, MEASUREMENT, TIME AND MONEY. THE READING COMPONENTS BUILD COMPREHENSION, WORD PATTERN GROUPINGS, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. THE READING PASSAGES ARE AGE APPROPRIATE AND RANGE FROM SLOWER PERFORMING TO ADVANCED LEVELS.

STUDENT SUCCESS - STUDENT SUCCESS ENABLES YOUTH TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. IT IS MADE UP OF FOUR DISTINCT PROGRAMS 1)MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K., (2)PROJECT REACH, (3)CAREER LAUNCH, AND (4)POSITIVE ACTION FOR STUDENTS AT THE SIXTH STREET CLUBHOUSE AND THE TEEN CENTER.MAKE YOUR M.A.R.K. IS AN INDIVIDUALIZED, PRESCRIPTIVE CURRICULUM IN LITERACY AND MATH DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AREAS OF ACADEMIC WEAKNESS, THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGES AND ENABLES YOUTH TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND THEIR POTENTIAL. PROJECT REACH IS AN EVIDENCE BASED MENTORING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT AND GUIDANCE TO ATTEND SCHOOL REGULARLY.CAREER LAUNCH HELPS TEENS BUILD THEIR JOB SEARCH SKILLS AND JOB READINESS WITH ONLINE CAREER EXPLORATION, COLLEGE AND JOB SEARCH INFORMATION AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES. POSITIVE ACTION IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS. THIS IS TAUGHT AT EVERY LEVEL OF LEARNING: COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL. THE SYNERGY OF ALL THESE AREAS WORKING TOGETHER IMPROVES STUDENT BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SELF-CONCEPTS, AND ATTENDANCE.

ISTATION - ISTATION IS A NATIONAL INTERNET-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL READING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS ALIGNED WITH PA AND ASD ACADEMIC STANDARDS. DEVELOPED USING SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH; IT ENSURES THAT OUR YOUTH LEARN TO READ BY INDIVIDUALIZING INSTRUCTION ON THE COMPUTER. BY MONITORING THEIR PROGRESS, WE CAN OBSERVE SKILLS THAT ARE PREDICTIVE OF READING SUCCESS AND USE THAT DATA TO TAILOR INSTRUCTION. DEVELOPED USING SCIENTIFICALLY BASED READING RESEARCH; ISTATION ENSURES THAT CHILDREN LEARN TO READ BY INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION ON THE COMPUTER. BY MONITORING A CHILD'S PROGRESS, WE CAN OBSERVE SKILLS THAT ARE PREDICTIVE OF READING SUCCESS AND USE THAT DATA TO TAILOR INSTRUCTION. ISTATION PROVIDES A MULTI-LEVEL APPROACH TO ACTIVITIES AND INTERVENTIONS WHEN TEACHING BEGINNING READING SKILLS. IT SCREENS, DIAGNOSES AND DELIVERS DIFFERENTIATED EARLY ELEMENTARY GRADE INSTRUCTION. THE CURRICULUM IS RICHLY ANIMATED AND SUCCESSFULLY KEEPS OUR CUSTOMERS MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED, AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THE MULTIPLE LEVELS. ISTATION SYSTEMATICALLY TEACHES YOUTH, AS THEY LEARN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SKILLS IN THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL READING.

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