2025 Summer impact report
Get Delaware Reading
Turning summer into a season of growth, literacy, and opportunity for Delaware students. Across the state, community partners are coming together to stop the summer slide and help kids build the confidence and skills they need to thrive—one reading session at a time.
2024 Summer impact report
Get Delaware Reading
Turning summer into a season of growth, literacy, and opportunity for Delaware students. Across the state, community partners are coming together to stop the summer slide and help kids build the confidence and skills they need to thrive—one reading session at a time.
SUMMER LEARNING LOSS
Every summer, thousands of Delaware children risk falling behind in reading — widening achievement gaps that can last a lifetime. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The Get Delaware Reading: Summer 2025 Impact Report shares how a statewide collaboration of schools, nonprofits, and literacy champions is rewriting that story. From high-dosage tutoring to community-driven learning experiences, this report presents data, strategies, and success stories that demonstrate that when we work together, summer can change everything.
2,500 Students
In summer 2025, nearly 2,500 Delaware students received high-impact literacy support through Get Delaware Reading: Summer. From mastering foundational skills to building reading confidence, each student took meaningful steps toward grade-level proficiency — and a brighter academic future.
50 Locations
The initiative reached students across 50 sites statewide, embedding literacy support in trusted community spaces such as summer camps and youth programs. These familiar, local settings made reading accessible, engaging, and a natural part of summer fun.
Get Delaware Reading: Summer in Charts
Data shown reflect available student records and are based on participants with complete pre- and post-assessment information.
Student Participation By Grade
Student Participation By County
Student Participation By Gender
Top Ten Zip Codes Served
Student Participation By School District
Student Participation By Site
Gap to Grade Level Change By Grade
REAL IMPACT REQUIRES REAL COLLABORATION
Get Delaware Reading: Summer 2025 Impact Report is only possible because of the dedicated partners, educators, community-based organizations, funders, and interns who showed up with heart, expertise, and purpose. From delivering high-quality camps to providing one-on-one tutoring, these partners helped transform summer into a season of opportunity for nearly 2,500 students across 50 sites. Below is a snapshot of the coalition driving this collective impact effort.
GDR Summer Partner Organizations
Thank You to Our Investors
AAA Club Alliance
Aloysius Butler & Clark
Always Best Care
Arthur Hall Insurance
Bloom Energy
Chemours
Chesapeake Utilities
Christina School District
ChristianaCare
Comenity Bank
Corteva Agriscience
Delmarva Power
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Delta Dental
DuPont
Edgewell
FMC
Gilliam Foundation
JPMorgan Chase
Longwood Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Nemours Children’s Health
New Castle County Council
Nuclear Electric
Philadelphia Insurance
PNC Foundation
Seeds of Greatness Ministries
Solenis
Sussex County Health Coalition
Verizon
Wilmington Learning Collaborative
WSFS Bank
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