At Chapter One, we transform children’s futures with one-to-one reading support at the time they need it most.
What We Do
Our scalable solutions offer vital support to families and schools who need help with young readers. Our services include:
Transforming children’s futures
Chapter One’s high impact tutoring program has been demonstrated in large-scale randomized control studies to substantially increase student beginning reading proficiency.
Our online reading volunteers build on these skills by inspiring students to read more fluently and with engagement and comprehension.
2X+
7 out of 10 kindergarten students who participated in our program achieved benchmark end-of-year phonics skills, compared to 32% of students in a control group.
2,000+
Number of children supported via Chapter One Canada programming in the 23-24 School Year
95%
Percentage of volunteers who would recommend being an Online Reading Volunteer to a colleague or friend.
Related Content
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Research & Evidence
Chapter One High Impact Tutoring Results Published in Peer Reviewed Journal, Learning and Instruction
Year One results from the Stanford-led study show that Chapter One students were more than twice as likely to achieve grade-level reading targets.Find out more
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Newswire
Supreme Court Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin Joins Elementary Students for Live Virtual Q&A and Chapter One Storybook Reading on Sep. 24
Justice O'Bonsawin—Canada's first Indigenous Supreme Court Justice—joined 2100+ students in a live virtual Q&A and book reading on Sep. 24th.Find out more
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Partner spotlight
Chapter One Surpasses 2025 High-Impact Literacy Tutoring Milestone with $300,000 TD Ready Commitment Grant
Since March 2023, Chapter One Canada and TD Ready Commitment have provided 750+ children with essential 1:1 reading supportFind out more
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Research & Evidence
One of the Largest Randomized Control Trials of High Impact Tutoring for Beginning Reading
68% of the students in the treatment group met the end of year kindergarten benchmark, compared to 32% in the control group.Find out more
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Indigenous Lands and Resources Today
Presentation of Original Children’s E-Storybook Featuring Land-Based Learning Lead
In partnership with the Wiikwemkoong Board of Education, Ice Fishing with Nimkii is one of the first in a new original e-storybook series.Find out more
