by Martha Conradt | Apr 11, 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 7, 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 | Dec 1, 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...
by Traci Murphy | Oct 6, 2021 | Organization Updates
Lead to Read KC has partnerships with elementary schools throughout the Kansas City metro, making it easy for local volunteers to sign up at a school near their home or office. But what about those living outside Kansas City who want to help? Our digital reading and...
by Traci Murphy | Aug 13, 2021 | Literacy at Home, Organization Updates
If you know Lead to Read KC, you know we pair adult Reading Mentors with elementary students. But did you know we also give books to teachers for their classroom libraries — and put books in the hands of children to encourage reading at home? After 18 months of...
by Traci Murphy | Jul 19, 2021 | Children's Development, Organization Updates
At Lead to Read KC, we’re deeply concerned about Kansas City students and the impacts of the pandemic on student learning. In response to national research showing the negative impact on young learners, we have broadened our programming to include a new program, Hoot...
