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Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America

Contact:

Carole Curtis, Pilot Program Chair

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America is a volunteer organization with a membership exceeding 350,000. Among other projects, Hadassah provides medical care in Israel at Hadassah Medical Organization and supports Hadassah College of Technology. Hadassah members serve as reading partners for READ*WRITE*NOW! and the organization co-published a guide to learning partners featuring the "paired reading" method of tutoring.

Home & School Institute/Megaskills Education Center (HSI)

Contact:

Harriett M. Stonehill, Director, MegaSkills Education Center

The Home & School Institute (HSI) is a nonprofit organization that helps families help their children to achieve in school and beyond by providing systematic training and materials that get the entire community involved in education. MegaSkills forms the base of HSI's newest national programs in which teachers and families together help children develop characteristics essential for academic achievement: confidence, motivation, effort, responsibility, initiative, perseverance, caring, teamwork, common sense, and problem solving skills.
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[Literacy Services of Other Organizations: G]

[Literacy Services of Other Organizations: I]