Reading, Math, and Sports for Success

 
 
American Baseball Foundation



The Baseball & Academic Skills Instructional Course of the American Baseball Foundation Inc. redresses reading and math loss (last 15 BASIC programs have produced on average 2.4 months gain in reading and 3.8 months gain in math) among at-risk students, grades one through eight. The program’s methodology guarantees student enjoyment and physical fitness, as they rotate from an academic station to a sports or sports games station at set intervals. Students become part of “home teams” that teach team building in academics as well as sports. Studens learn sports in a safe environment that teaches cooperation and perseverance.

BASIC Continues to Produce Academic Gains

Since 2021, the BASIC summer program alone has served nearly 300 children from 80 different schools across Central Alabama. Those three years have produced these on-average results:

Math: 6.8 months gain
Reading: 3 months gain

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The ABF thanks its BASIC Sponsors & Partners 2023

Alabama Civil Justice Foundation * Alabama Power Foundation * Alan Yeilding * Better Basics Inc * Birmingham Barons LLC * Brownlee Morrow Enterprises Inc. * Caring Foundation of BCBS of AL * Celia & Steven Voorhees * Charles T. Campbell Charitable Foundation * Children’s Fresh Air Farms * Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham * Cutting Tools Engineers * Dick’s Sporting Goods * Dollar General Foundation * Donato’s Pizza * Doug Smith * Garrett Sutton * Hamburger Heaven * Hillcrest Foundation, Inc. * Hispanic Ministry St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church * Honda Motor Manufacturing of Alabama * Indian Springs First Baptist Church * Jim and Eva Robertson * John Carroll Catholic High School * Joseph S. Bruno Foundation * Jugs Inc. * Markwort Sporting Goods C Flap * McConnel, White & Terry * Medical Properties Trust * Michael Brown * Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation * Mizuno USA * Morgan & Susan Eiland * Nathan Bland * Neil McFadden * Osinski Family Trust * Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church * Protective Life Foundation * Publix Super Markets Charities * Redmond Hogan * Robert R. Meyer Foundation * SAIL Consortium * Southwest Airlines * Suzanne & Mike Graham * The Daniel Foundation of Alabama * The Southern Imagination Foundation * Tom Hazuka * Tom Scarritt * United Way of Central Alabama * Vulcan Materials Company * Zyne Family Foundation

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