by Angela Pritchett | Oct 25, 2023 | Organization Updates
When the huge box appeared in the hallway of Kansas City International Academy with a sign that read “What is in here?” students made all kinds of fun guesses and couldn’t wait to find out. Everyone gathered on October 23 and cheered as the box was removed to reveal a...
by Angela Pritchett | Oct 23, 2023 | Organization Updates
“Who can tell me about a big feeling they have sometimes?” local author Vladimir Sainte asked the first and second graders at Melcher Elementary School. As part of his visit to the school, Sainte helped the students identify emotions also felt by Will, the main...
by Angela Pritchett | Sep 8, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics
While many factors have led to a lag in reading competency — especially the pandemic — Lead to Read KC is working to raise literacy levels by partnering with KC-area schools to bring reading mentors into classrooms. read on Community voice
by Angela Pritchett | Sep 7, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics
Higher reading proficiency has proven health, financial and environmental outcomes. Here’s what you can do to help Kansas City’s literacy levels. read on KC Today
by Angela Pritchett | Aug 24, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics
Pauly Hart, the executive director of Lead to Read KC, calls the high rates of low literacy a “crisis.” Reading test scores have dropped since 2019, and Missouri students are still trying to recover from learning deficits caused by the pandemic....
