Social distancing means more at-home time, and more opportunity to make reading gains with a Sing Out and READ tablet.

Sing Out and READ’s implementation at The Jeff & Penny Vinik Family Club at Winston Park marked the first time we were able to provide our own trained full-time facilitator on site at a Boys & Girls Club.

To convey the full story of nonprofit Sing Out and READ, Carlo’s wife and co-founder Beth Franzblau, developed a 4-minute video storyline with SPARK Media producer Amy Mariani Wright.

The Lakewood Junior Spartans football and cheer organization serves about 400 boys and girls each year in Pinellas County, FL. The club seeks to provide fun athletic learning opportunities while emphasizing the importance of academic success.

The abrupt switch to remote learning wiped out academic gains for many students in America, and widened racial and economic gaps. Catching up in the fall won’t be easy.

This spring, America took an involuntary crash course in remote learning. With the school year now winding down, the grade from students, teachers, parents and administrators is already in: It was a failure.

For Claudia Margaroli, teaching reading during the coronavirus school shutdowns has looked nothing like what she used to do in the classroom.