by Martha Conradt | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Blog 2022, Organization Updates
Lead to Read KC’s dedicated volunteer Reading Mentors are caring, dependable adults in the lives of the students we serve. But did you know that spending one-to-one time with a child builds healthy brain connections at any age? Check out our guest blog post on...
by Martha Conradt | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog, Blog 2022, Children's Development
“When children believe they can’t read, then they won’t read. It is a simple equation.”— Stephanie Sawhney, IMSE Journal If you follow Lead to Read KC, it’s likely you are aware that medical experts have declared a national emergency in children’s mental health,...
by Martha Conradt | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Blog 2022, Organization Updates
Congratulations to all the students who completed 15 weeks of reading for 15 minutes outside of school every day as part of Read for 15! And a big shout-out to the 15 and Mahomies Foundation for launching the program — and to our Reading Mentors for encouraging our...
by Martha Conradt | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Blog 2022, Mentor Tips
At our Practical Reading Mentoring Tips Lunch & Learn, Lead to Read KC’s staff of experts — with more than 100 years of combined educational experience — shared information on the science of reading — and tips for working with beginning readers, advancing readers...
by Martha Conradt | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Blog 2021, Organization Updates
To support students’ social-emotional learning, Lead to Read KC has expanded our author visit program. Pediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and children’s hospitals have declared a national emergency in children’s mental health, citing the serious toll...
