Our blog is like a choose-your-own-adventure book, with a great Lead to Read KC story on every page. Read recent posts and explore an archive dating back to 2012.
By S. Rauer, 4th Grade TeacherM.E. Pearson Elementary School, Kansas City Kansas I feel so lucky as a classroom teacher to have the Lead to Read readers come to our classroom. It is so important for my students to know that there are adults in their community who are...
In 2011 Sarah Gaikwad joined the start-up Lead to Read KC team as Volunteer Coordinator. Her energy and passion for Lead to Read continued to grow as she helped launch the first full year of the program. In 2012, Gaikwad took on the role of Program Coordinator and...
Lead to Read: “we must hope for everything” When I read to at-risk children they rewarded my availability with a priceless gift. By Dr. Liam Atchison, Ph.D., from his weblog, All Books are Neighbors. Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was considered to be the most well-read...
By Lynn and Jean Rundle Why Lead to Read? We started Lead to Read because we believe the single most important issue facing Kansas City is that an alarming number of children are growing up in this city without the ability to read. The graduation rates at our local...
By David Williams With this being my 3rd year of participating in Lead to Read, I can’t help but smile thinking of the smiling young faces as we walk into the classrooms each week. But I also think about how the children’s reading abilities progress from the beginning...
By Jeff Oddo In April of 2011 I invited Lynn and Jean Rundle to speak to City Wide Maintenance staff about the Lead to Read program, which was just completing its trial year. The first year trials had shown test score improvements in participating students, and the...