PATRICK BEAVER LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER INC
EIN 56-2160295 · Remedial Reading & Encouragement (B92)
What they do
PBLRC PROVIDED RESEARCH-BASED STRUCTURED LITERACY TUTORING to 39 STRUGGLING READERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AT 13 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN CATAWBA COUNTY. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 1,066 HOURS of READING TUTORING WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST to FAMILIES or THE SCHOOLS. FROM PRETEST to POSTTEST, ON A NATIONALLY NORMED INDIVIDUAL READING INVENTORY, TUTORED STUDENTS RECOGNIZED 30% MORE WORDS ACCURATELY and ANSWERED 57% MORE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS CORRECTLY. STUDENTS READ AN AVERAGE of 18 WORDS PER MINUTE FASTER, DEMONSTRATING INCREASING FLUENCY. PBLRC ALSO TRAINED 16 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE ORTON-GILLINGHAM APPROACH to TEACHING READING and COACHED THESE TEACHERS SO THEY COULD PROVIDE THE MOST EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION for THEIR STUDENTS.
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Board and leadership roster (12)
ARETHA TAYLORBOARD MEMBER
GINA HEFNERBOARD MEMBER
JANET HAMBRICKBOARD MEMBER
JENNY SUMMERSBOARD MEMBER
JOANN SPEESHONORARY MEMBER
KATHRYN HODGESBOARD MEMBER
KECIA HOPPERBOARD MEMBER
KIM FRANKELBOARD MEMBER
MICHELE HEWITTBOARD MEMBER
RANDY FISHERPAST CHAIR
SHANNON PLEMMONSBOARD MEMBER
THOMAS GRIFFISBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1999
- Location
- PO BOX 255, HICKORY, NC 28603-0255
- County
- Catawba
- In care of
- ANGELA LAWRENCE
- Primary officer
- ANGELA LAWRENCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DAVIDSON HOLLAND WHITESELL & CO PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Remedial Reading & Encouragement (B92)
- IRS tax category
- Remedial Reading & Encouragement