Lead to Read and Turn the Page KC reached out to the Turner School District with a unique proposal: a book vending machine. Recognizing the potential and the community benefits, the early childhood program staff embraced it. The machine now resides at Turner Sixth Grade Academy.
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Former Mizzou Football Star Partners with Lead to Read KC after Penning Children’s Book
A former University of Missouri Tigers football standout is helping Lead to Read KC with its mission of children’s literacy.
AASL Commends Lead to Read KC
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.
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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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.