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FASTalk helps teachers engage diverse families to improve student outcomes.
FASTALK IS EASY & WORKSParents receive simple activities by text in their preferred language to support at-home learning.
Teachers engage diverse families through two-way messaging with automated translation in more than 100 languages.
Activities are aligned with the academic calendar and curriculum in preK-5, and sent automatically.
Teachers receive a weekly summary of the activities parents complete.
“One of my goals is to increase parent involvement. FASTalk enables parents to have meaningful conversations with their children at home AND they don’t need to obtain any materials to develop their child’s literacy skills! I appreciate how FASTalk is offered in multiple languages to reach all of our families and enables parents, regardless of socio-economic status or cultural background, to become actively involved in their child’s academic success in school!”
- Jennifer Kim, 1st Grade Teacher, Manzanita Community School
IMPACT IN OAKLANDAn evaluation of undertaken with the OUSD Department of Research, Assessment & Data, revealed:• accelerated student literacy gains for FASTalk students by 0.5 to 1.1 months;• FASTalk students whose parents do not share a language with their child’s
teacher exhibited accelerated literacy gains of 1.6 to 2.8 months; and• FASTalk students experienced higher grades, test scores, and attendance.
FASTALK IS USED BY:ACORN Woodland ElementaryBella Vista ElementaryBridges AcademyBrookfield Village ElementaryEmerson ElementaryEsperanza ElementaryFranklin ElementaryFred T. Korematsu Discovery AcademyFruitvale Elementary
Futures ElementaryGreenleaf ElementaryHoover ElementaryHorace Mann ElementaryHoward ElementaryInternational Community SchoolMadison Park Academy TK-5Manzanita Community SchoolManzanita SEED Elementary
Markham ElementaryMartin Luther King Jr. ElementaryNew Highland AcademyPLACE @ PrescottReach AcademyRISE Community SchoolSequoia ElementaryThink College Now
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?Contact Vidya Sundaram, co-founder and CEO, at [email protected] or 650-283-9779.
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IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESTHROUGH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
FASTalk is engaging the families of 2,617 TK-1 students in 125 classrooms across 26
OUSD schools.
88% of students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch (NSLP),
compared to the district’s average of 73.5%.
23% of FASTalk students are African American, and
51% are Latino.
Ms. LeeYour child is prepping for a debate about the American Revolution. Let them be the “teacher” & ask them to teach you something they learned.
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Ms. LeePutting what they learned in their own words helps your child retain new info. Respond by paraphrasing: “I hear you saying that...”
ParentThis activity is very helpful!
Ms. LeeI value your feedback! Please let me know if you tried this week’s activity. Reply:1: Yes.2: Not yet.
Parent1: Yes.We tried this week’s activity!
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