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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...
“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,...
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...
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...
We were surprised and honored when newlyweds Ross and Cynthia Merritt told us they asked their guests for donations to Lead to Read KC instead of gifts for their wedding. “Ross and I discussed how we didn’t want or need any more ‘things,'” Cynthia said. “However, we...
It’s National Mentoring Month, and Lead to Read KC could not do what we do without our dedicated Reading Mentors, like Diane Stecklein. After her retirement, Stecklein felt called to give back to her community. A TV news story about Lead to Read KC led her to the...