Uplift develops Strong Reader software for at-risk high school students

Detroit-based Uplift thinks it has developed a new tool in fighting illiteracy with its Strong Reader program. Excerpt: The people behind Uplift don’t think all of the kids of today learn to read in the same tried and true ways pioneered yesterday. It’s why the Detroit-based non-profit came up with its STRONG READER program. The program lets students learn through an Internet-style computer class. The program includes video lessons, video games, avatars and puzzles. “When you put kids on the computer you find that they’re very tech savy, even though they might not do well in math or science,” says Ida Byrd, president of Uplift. Read the rest of the story here.