Phonics based literacy for kids and adults
- In which borough should your idea take place?
- Brooklyn
- Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
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East Flatbush
- Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
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YouthJustice impacted individualsLimited English proficient individualsLow income individualsBlack, Indigenous, and POCImmigrants and/or migrantsPublic housing residentsPeople with disabilities
- Describe the challenge you want to address:
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The NYC school system does not teach everyone to read because the curriculum is flawed. There are too many adults who did not need to read sufficiently.
- Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
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Phonics programs after school or in facilities for adults that teach and improve reading skills for free. An after work dinner program that has a phonics teacher there.
- Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
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11226
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