Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commends Lead to Read KC. The nonprofit is one of twenty outstanding programs, events, and products recognized in 2023 for their support of the school librarian profession and the learners the profession serves.
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Closing the Reading Literacy Gap
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.
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Higher reading proficiency has proven health, financial and environmental outcomes. Here’s what you can do to help Kansas City’s literacy levels.
One-third of 3rd graders struggle to read
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.
Local Realtors Give Back
When kids go back to school, so will volunteers from KCRAR. REALTORS® from across the Kansas City region are taking one lunch hour a week to read with Kansas City elementary students to build literacy skills and help enable their success in school and in life.
Power of Summer Reading
Lead to Read KC tells us how you can get your kid to pick up a book this summer with some must read options.